idealized image
Americannoun
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a personal standard of perfection against which one's actual thinking, behavior, and appearance are compared.
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an exaggerated and unrealistic view of one's virtues and abilities.
Example Sentences
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“The early tradition of children’s books was all about the idealized image of childhood,” Mr. Marcus said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
On its own, the collapse of SVB would probably not have done a whole bunch to dismantle the idealized image of tech billionaires as bounteous stewards of American society.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023
Perhaps because a green lawn is fundamental to the foundation of the California dream — in large part because lush green lawns are baked into the DNA of Hollywood’s idealized image of itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
On a sunny day, the area is at its postcard best, and much of the lake lives up to that idealized image.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
The idealized image of Venice herself meets us everywhere.
From A Critic in Pall Mall Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies by Oscar Wilde
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