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

5 senses of rationalisation

Sense 1
rationalization, rationalisation -- ((psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening)
       => defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence -- ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)

Sense 2
rationalization, rationalisation -- (the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason)
       => explanation -- (thought that makes something comprehensible)

Sense 3
rationalization, rationalisation -- ((mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation)
       => simplification -- (elimination of superfluous details)

Sense 4
rationalization, rationalisation -- (the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency)
       => organization, organisation -- (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department")

Sense 5
systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation -- (systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale)
       => organization, organisation -- (the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient")