Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sublimation

2 senses of sublimation

Sense 1
sublimation -- ((chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid)
       => transformation, transmutation, shift -- (a qualitative change)

Sense 2
sublimation -- ((psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable)
       => change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")