| Engelsk substantiv: idealisation | 
| 1. | idealisation (om prosess) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | idealization | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | 
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 | Overordnet kategori | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | 
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| 2. | idealisation (om erkjendelse) something that exists only as an idea | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | idealization | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | idea, thought | 
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| 3. | idealisation (om handling) a portrayal of something as ideal | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The idealization of rural life was very misleading. 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | glorification, idealization | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | admiration, appreciation | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization | 
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