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sublimation

1 8.6

Changing strong personal urges into activities accepted by society, for example making art

noun
/ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən/

Specialized

: sublimación

In psychotherapy, sublimation can help individuals channel their sexual desires into creative activities like painting or writing.
sublimation of sexuality

I mean, honestly, I think all that stuff is sublimation for sex.

Examples

In Freudian theory, such sublimation indicates a mature personality.

Fiction book (1996)
Might I suggest "sublimation"? It might help you with those raging emotions.

Blog text (18)
Ethel May's quest to build a church at Cocksmoor is a sublimation of her inability to control her own domestic space.

Academic text (2007)
What makes it bearable is sublimation; that is, the redirection of the libido towards satisfaction from other psychical sources: scientific, artistic, or ideological.

Academic text (2004)
The artist's abstract work is often seen as a sublimation of his deep emotional struggles and unexpressed feelings.
Through sports, many people find sublimation for their aggressive instincts, turning competition into a positive outlet.

Compounds

heat of sublimation

Specialized

1 8.2

The amount of heat needed to change a solid directly into a gas without becoming liquid

How Constructive

sublimation

Specialized

1 8.6

to find inspiration

8 4.2

expression

230 3.4

venting

Informal

16 4.3

acting out

34 5.9

Surface Forms

sublimation singular

sublimations plural

Morphology

sublimation = sublimate (transparent) = sublimate + ion

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'sublimate' using the productive suffix '-ion'.

Etymology

Sublimation comes from Latin sublimare, which means 'to raise up' and shares the same root as sublime. In psychology it means turning a basic urge into a higher, socially accepted activity, so it is like 'raising' personal desires into art or work.