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- [ahy-dee-uh-luh-zey-shuh n]
- /aɪˌdi ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/
- /aɪ.ˌdɪə.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-dee-uh-luh-zey-shuh n]
- /aɪˌdi ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of idealization word
- noun idealization the act or process of idealizing something. 1
- noun idealization Psychoanalysis. a mental mechanism, operating consciously or unconsciously, in which one person overestimates an admired attribute of another. 1
- noun idealization The act or process of idealizing. 1
- noun idealization the representation of something as ideal 0
- noun idealization a conception of something that dwells on its advantages and ignores its deficiencies 0
- noun idealization a general theoretical account of natural phenomena that ignores features that are difficult to accommodate within a theory 0
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Origin of idealization
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; idealize + -ation
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Parts of speech for Idealization
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idealization popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
idealization usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for idealization
noun idealization
- magnification — the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
- fantasy — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
- nostalgia — a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
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