WordNet: rationalisation, rationalization

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

• domain: topic psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology

• hypernym defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction

rationalisation

• (suomi) rationalisointi (synonyymi)

rationalization

• (suomi) rationalisointi (synonyymi)