"rationalisation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

same as: rationalization
is a type of: explanation - thought that makes something comprehensible

subtypes: raison d'etre - reason for being

same as: rationalization
referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

is a type of: simplification - elimination of superfluous details

same as: rationalization
is a type of: organisation, organization - the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business

same as: rationalization
is a type of: organisation, organization - the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
subtypes:
- codification - the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order
- formalisation, formalization - the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
same as: rationalization, systematisation, systematization