Rationalization - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌræʃənələˈzeɪʃən|
Brit.
|ˌræʃənəlæɪˈzeɪʃən|
noun
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale (syn: systematization)
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale (syn: systematization)
Extra examples
She tried to rationalize her grandson's strange behavior by blaming it on the boy's father.
He couldn't rationalize buying such an expensive car.
She knows she shouldn't have done it—she's just trying to rationalize.
Management is thinking of ways to rationalize our system of production.
Word forms
noun
singular: rationalization
plural: rationalizations
singular: rationalization
plural: rationalizations
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