RATIONALIZATION
\ɹˌaʃənəla͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɹˌaʃənəlaɪzˈeɪʃən], \ɹ_ˌa_ʃ_ə_n_ə_l_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of RATIONALIZATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
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systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
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the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
By Princeton University
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systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
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the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A defense mechanism operating unconsciously, in which the individual attempts to justify or make consciously tolerable, by plausible means, feelings, behavior, and motives that would otherwise be intolerable.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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1. Corporate: Also downsizing; closing down certain units to recognize a company?s core competencies and become efficient. 2. Psychological: Acknowledgment of reasonable and acceptable motives while being unconscious of true motives.
By Henry Campbell Black
