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Rationalisation (Noun)

Meaning¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

When the CEO was accused of layoffs, she offered a rationalisation about "streamlining operations" and "cost-cutting measures", avoiding any discussion of the personal motives that actually drove the decision.
He developed a complex rationalisation about needing "personal space" after he had cancelled the engagement to marry her.
As part of the counseling, he explored how he had employed a clever rationalisation of telling his kids "you don't deserve toys as it may harm the poor, over worked under privileged family owned production".
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Synonyms

Rationalization

Hypernyms

Meaning²

(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation.