idealisation
World English Dictionary
idealization or idealisation (aɪˌdɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the representation of something as ideal |
| 2. | a conception of something that dwells on its advantages and ignores its deficiencies |
| 3. | a general theoretical account of natural phenomena that ignores features that are difficult to accommodate within a theory |
| idealisation or idealisation | |
| —n | |
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| idealisation | |
noun | |
| 1. | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad [syn: idealization] |
| 2. | something that exists only as an idea [syn: idealization] |
| 3. | a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" [syn: idealization] |
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Idealisation
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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