Definition of Rationalisation

1. Noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening.


2. Noun. The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason.
Exact synonyms: Rationalization
Generic synonyms: Explanation
Specialized synonyms: Raison D'etre
Derivative terms: Rationalise, Rationalize

3. Noun. (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation.
Exact synonyms: Rationalization
Generic synonyms: Simplification
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Derivative terms: Rationalise, Rationalize

4. Noun. The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency.
Exact synonyms: Rationalization
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Derivative terms: Rationalise, Rationalize

5. Noun. Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rationalisation

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ratiocinated
ratiocinates
ratiocinating
ratiocination
ratiocinations
ratiocinative
ratiocinator
ratiocinators
ration
ration
rational
rational
rationale
rationales
rationalisation (current term)
rationalise
rationalised
rationalises
rationalise away
rationalising
rationalism
rationalism
rationalisms
rationalist
rationalistic
rationalists
rationalities
rationality
rationalizable

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