rationalisation : Definition, Usages, News and More
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rationalisation
n (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
n the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
n (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
n the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
n systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
We have to go through the rationalisation, leave behind the irrational mistrust and move to a more rational and a more normalised view of what the world should be, he says.