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ROMANTICISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does romanticisation mean? 

ROMANTICISATION (noun)
  The noun ROMANTICISATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of indulging in sentimentplay

  Familiarity information: ROMANTICISATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROMANTICISATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of indulging in sentiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

romanticisation; romanticization; sentimentalisation; sentimentalization

Hypernyms ("romanticisation" is a kind of...):

glorification; idealisation; idealization (a portrayal of something as ideal)

Derivation:

romanticise (interpret romantically)


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