- rationalization, rationalisation - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
--1 is a kind of defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
- rationalization, rationalisation - the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
--2 is a kind of explanation
--2 has particulars: raison d'etreDerived form: verb rationalise2 - rationalization, rationalisation - (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
--3 is a kind of simplification
Derived form: verb rationalise4 - rationalization, rationalisation - the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
--4 is a kind of organization, organisation
Derived form: verb rationalise1 - systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation - systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
--5 is a kind of organization, organisation
--5 has particulars: codification; formalization, formalisationDerived form: verb rationalise3