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noun Psychology.

a personal standard of perfection against which one's actual thinking, behavior, and appearance are compared.

an exaggerated and unrealistic view of one's virtues and abilities.

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Among other details, top retailers allege that they were pushed by the Stidhams to have weight loss surgery to conform to their idealized image of what women should look like.
Amazon Docuseries LuLaRich Breaks Down the Chaotic Story of Deception Behind Multilevel Marketing Company LuLaRoe|Mahita Gajanan|September 10, 2021|Time
In stark contrast to our idealized image of the small family farmer and Americana, the pandemic has revealed hunger and poverty among farmers, farm and food industry workers.
We Can End Hunger in America—If We're Willing to Make Significant Changes to Our Food System|Pierre Ferrari|January 29, 2021|Time
The effort to sterilize his image first began when Epstein hired Los Angeles-based spin doctors Sitrick Co.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Oh, and the first press image they released was a pair of black dudes in tracksuits as a troll of sorts to NME.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Of course, Kim Jong-Un takes an image hit as a Katy Perry-obsessed, margarita-drinking maniac with daddy issues.
I Was Honeydicked Into Spending Christmas with ‘The Interview’|Allison McNearney|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike any other show, no relationship is idealized above any other.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When his agent asked if he missed his wife, his mind flashed to an image of Alison.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This harmless image of a fierce beast Yung Pak would pull about the floor with a string by the hour.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
A friendship had arisen between them, which the years had idealized rather than impaired.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The object is to produce a concurrence or connection between the sight-image of the Person and a sound-image of his Name.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
In return, each of the priests placed an image of Buddha on a tree-root, turning it into an altar.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
The stainless image fearing to disturb,So faithfully reflected in my breast;As winds disturb the mirror of the lake.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi|Giacomo Leopardi