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    RATIONALISATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationaleplay

    Synonyms:

    rationalisation; rationalization; systematisation; systematization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):

    organisation; organization (the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rationalisation"):

    codification (the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order)

    formalisation; formalization (the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions))

    Derivation:

    rationalise (think rationally; employ logic or reason)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiencyplay

    Synonyms:

    rationalisation; rationalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):

    organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)

    Derivation:

    rationalise (structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    rationalisation; rationalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):

    simplification (elimination of superfluous details)

    Domain category:

    math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

    Derivation:

    rationalise (remove irrational quantities from)

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reasonplay

    Synonyms:

    rationalisation; rationalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):

    explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rationalisation"):

    raison d'etre (reason for being)

    Derivation:

    rationalise (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning)

    Sense 5

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    rationalisation; rationalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):

    defence; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defense mechanism; defense reaction ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)

    Domain category:

    psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)

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