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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.
Exact synonyms: Rationalization
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Mechanism, Defense Reaction
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
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
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
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Derivative terms: Rationalise, Rationalize
5. Noun. Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale.
Exact synonyms: Rationalization, Systematisation, Systematization
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: Codification, Formalisation, Formalization
Derivative terms: Rationalise, Rationalize, Systematise, Systematize
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: Codification, Formalisation, Formalization
Derivative terms: Rationalise, Rationalize, Systematise, Systematize