romanticization
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8.1
- noun
- /roʊˌmæntɪsɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
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romantización
- The romanticization of historical events can lead people to believe in a false version of the past.
I think one of the things that undermines that is this sort of fascination and romanticization of altered states.
- I think one of the things that undermines that is this sort of fascination and romanticization of altered states.
- OK, so on that point, but I also, OK, maybe it's romanticization, but I feel like podcasting is pirate radio.
Examples
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But the romanticization of abuse in the Twilight series is still way worse.
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And I think the romanticization of that is dangerous.
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I think one of the things that undermines that is this sort of fascination and romanticization of altered states.
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Imitation of Native Americans and other appropriations of their identity have often accompanied this romanticization.
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Despite the travel industry's romanticization of villages, there is also an inherent contradiction in equating rural areas with the past and the cities with the present.
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"Nostalgia is a form of vanity, by definition—a romanticization of the past in relation to yourself.
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Many Whites moved to the Southwest precisely because of a romantic desire to preserve these elements, but La Farge saw romanticization as a poor improvement over demonization, since it proceeded from a similar lack of real understanding.
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As Titmarsh moves from Gibraltar to the even more historicized Greece, he indicts Britain's persistent romanticization of this landscape.
Academic text (2016) -
Anthropologists and historians rightly point out that noble savagery and other forms of romanticization falsely depict some Native leaders as medieval royalty.
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Many artists fall into the romanticization of nature, presenting it as a flawless and serene environment.
Synonyms
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6.8
Making something seem better than it really is
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7.0
Showing something as perfect or much better than it is
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Making something seem more attractive or exciting than it really is
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8.6
Making things look beautiful or like art, often ignoring practical and moral issues
Treating things in a too emotional, romantic way that ignores reality
Making something look more attractive than it really is
Antonyms
How Idealized
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
romanticization = romanticize (transparent) = romantic + ize + ation
Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ation' to the verb 'romanticize'; the meaning 'the act of making something seem more appealing or romantic' is directly derived.
Etymology
Romanticization comes from romantic and romance, words for a 'love story' or a strong, ideal feeling. To romanticize something is to make it seem like a beautiful story, so romanticization is the act of making something look more attractive or more perfect than it really is.