- rationalisation
- noun1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening• Syn: ↑rationalization• Topics: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology, ↑psychological medicine• Hypernyms: ↑defense mechanism, ↑defense reaction, ↑defence mechanism, ↑defence reaction, ↑defense, ↑defence2. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason• Syn: ↑rationalization• Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalise, ↑rationalize (for: ↑rationalization)• Hypernyms: ↑explanation• Hyponyms: ↑raison d'etre3. (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation• Syn: ↑rationalization• Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalise, ↑rationalize (for: ↑rationalization)• Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths• Hypernyms: ↑simplification4. the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency• Syn: ↑rationalization• Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalise, ↑rationalize (for: ↑rationalization)• Hypernyms: ↑organization, ↑organisation5. systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale• Syn: ↑systematization, ↑systematisation, ↑rationalization• Derivationally related forms: ↑rationalise, ↑rationalize (for: ↑rationalization), ↑systematise (for: ↑systematisation), ↑systematize (for: ↑systematization)• Hypernyms: ↑organization, ↑organisation• Hyponyms: ↑codification, ↑formalization, ↑formalisation
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rationalization or rationalisation /rash-nəl-ī-zāˈshən/ noun• • •Main Entry: ↑rational
Useful english dictionary. 2012.