adjective
- regarded or portrayed as perfect or better than reality in an excessive or unrealistic way
Examples
- Her overidealized view of marriage led to disappointment.
- The movie presented an overidealized version of small-town life.
- Students often have overidealized expectations about college.
- His overidealized memories of childhood didn’t match reality.
- The advertisement showed an overidealized family gathering.
- She realized her overidealized image of her hero was false.