verb
- to regard or represent as better or more perfect than reality; to idealize excessively
Usage: third person singular present tense
Examples
- She overidealizes her childhood memories, forgetting the difficult times.
- The documentary overidealizes rural life without showing its hardships.
- He overidealizes his former boss, ignoring her obvious flaws.
- The novel overidealizes small-town America in an unrealistic way.
- Critics argue that the film overidealizes the historical period.
- She overidealizes her relationship, refusing to see any problems.