(Alternate spelling: idealisation).
1. A defense mechanism that splits something one is ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad; SYN. idealisation.
2. A portrayal of something as ideal; SYN. idealisation, glorification.
3. Something that exists only as an idea; SYN. idealisation.
Ulepšavanje, prikazivanje nečega savršenijim, lepšim nego što je u stvarnosti, tj. u liku ideala: oplemenjivanje nečega (grč.)