Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun intellectualization

1 sense of intellectualization

Sense 1
intellectualization, intellectualisation -- ((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict)
       => defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence -- ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)