idealizationEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishidealization /ʌɪˌdɪəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn , ˌʌɪdiəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn / (British English also idealisation) ▸ noun [mass noun] the action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality: her idealization of childhood as a time of innocence [count noun] a romantic idealization of rural life.