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RATIONALISATION

Definition:

[noun] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
Synonyms: rationalization
[noun] the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
Synonyms: rationalization
[noun] (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
Synonyms: rationalization
[noun] the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
Synonyms: rationalization
[noun] systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
Synonyms: systematization, systematisation, rationalization