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romanticize
This verb carries a subtle critical or cautionary tone. It suggests a distortion of reality, where the speaker implies that the subject is being viewed through a filtered lens that ignores unpleasant truths, hardships, or mundane details. It is frequently used in sociological or historical critiques to warn against nostalgia.
In a social context, the word often implies a lack of maturity or a naive perspective. When applied to people, it suggests a tendency to create a myth around an individual, elevating them to a status of heroism or purity that they did not actually possess in real life.
Meanings
Examples
Stop trying to romanticize the struggle of being a starving artist.
Many people romanticize the Victorian era without considering the lack of sanitation.
I tend to romanticize my ex and forget why we broke up in the first place.
It is dangerous to romanticize war as a glorious adventure.
She spent years romanticizing the idea of living in a remote cabin in the woods.
Why do we always romanticize the villains in these stories?
He romanticized his grandfather as a fearless explorer who never failed.
I should not romanticize the past just because I am unhappy with the present.