Medical Dictionary
rationalization
noun ra·tio·nal·iza·tion
Medical Definition of RATIONALIZATION
: the act, process, or result of rationalizing; especially : the provision of plausible reasons to explain to oneself or others behavior for which one's real motives are different and unknown or unconscious
Variants of RATIONALIZATION
ra·tio·nal·iza·tion also British ra·tio·nal·isa·tion \ˌrash-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ən-əl-ə-\
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