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Idealisation

nounid 74921·updated May 18, 2026
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

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synonym
glorificationidealization
plural
Idealisations
possessive
Idealisation's
pluralpossessive
Idealisations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a portrayal of something as ideal
§2
something that exists only as an idea
§3
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
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