idealisation

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A noun referring to the process of representing something as perfect or better than it actually is, often as a mental construct or defense mechanism.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее процесс представления чего-либо как совершенного или лучшего, чем оно есть на самом деле, часто как мысленная конструкция или защитный механизм.

1. Psychological defense mechanism C1 formal medical

   An unconscious defense mechanism where a person splits an ambivalent object into two separate representations—one idealized and one devalued.

   • The patient's idealisation of his father led to a distorted perception of reality.
   • Idealisation is often observed in personality disorders like BPD.
   • Through idealisation, she viewed her partner as perfect while ignoring flaws.

   🇷🇺Психологический защитный механизм

   Антонимы: devaluationvilification

2. Abstract concept C1 formal

   An idea or concept that exists only in the mind, not in physical reality.

   • The philosopher argued that a perfect circle is an idealisation.
   • Her dream of a utopian society is an idealisation without practical basis.
   • Mathematical idealisations help simplify complex physical problems.

   🇷🇺Идеализация

   Синонимы: abstractionconceptideanotion

3. Portrayal as perfect C1 formal

   The act of representing something as ideal, flawless, or better than it actually is.

   • The advertisement uses idealisation to make the product seem indispensable.
   • The artist's idealisation of rural life glosses over its hardships.
   • Historical figures are often subjected to idealisation in textbooks.

   🇷🇺Идеализация

   Синонимы: ennoblementglorificationmythologizationromanticizationsentimentalization

   Антонимы: denigrationdisparagementrealism

• idealisations plural form
• idealisations' possessive plural form
• idealisation's possessive singular form