| idea | represented in the abstract rather than as they really are |
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| idea | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas |
| idea | the quality of being ideal |
| idea | a portrayal of something as ideal |
| idea | something that exists only as an idea |
| idea | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |
| idea | form ideals |
| idea | consider or render as ideal |
| idea | exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence |
| idea | in an ideal manner |
| idea | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case |
| idea | the process of forming and relating ideas |