Social Constructs

verb to regard or represent as perfect or better than in reality

• It is not healthy to constantly idealize someone without recognizing their flaws.
• Stop idealizing that celebrity, they're just a regular person like everyone else.
• Don't be so quick to idealize your crush, they might not be as perfect as you think.
• In literature, authors often idealize certain characters to represent virtues or ideals.

noun a person who is one-eighth black by descent

• The novel explores the complexities of race and identity through the character of the octoroon protagonist.
• My great-grandmother was actually an octoroon, which means I have a mix of different heritages.
• She's only like one-eighth black, so some people might call her an octoroon.
• The painting was a beautiful octoroon of colors, blending together in perfect harmony.

noun an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

• The concept of utopia has been explored in many philosophical works throughout history.
• Some people believe that living off the grid is the closest thing to utopia.
• Living in a beach house with no responsibilities sounds like utopia to me.
• For her, the perfect garden was a utopia where she could escape from reality.

noun an extreme or irrational fear of beards

• Pogonophobia is the fear of beards or bearded people.
• She has pogonophobia, so she always avoids sitting next to men with beards.
• I didn't know you had pogonophobia, that's why you never let your boyfriend grow a beard!
• Her pogonophobia towards authority figures stems from a deep-seated fear of being controlled.