SENTIMENTALISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sentimentalisation mean? 

• SENTIMENTALISATION (noun)
  The noun SENTIMENTALISATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of indulging in sentiment

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENTIMENTALISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of indulging in sentiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

romanticisation; romanticization; sentimentalisation; sentimentalization

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

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

Derivation:

sentimentalise (act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression)

sentimentalise (look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment)