Definitions For Rationalization
noun
- Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
verb
- To think about or describe something (such as bad behavior) in a way that explains it and makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc.
- To find ways to make (something, such as an industry, a company, etc.) waste less time, effort, and money
Is Rationalization a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
NO
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
NO
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
24
Words with Friends
27
The word Rationalization is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Rationalization in a Sentence
- She tried to rationalize her grandson's strange behavior by blaming it on the boy's father.
- He couldn't rationalize buying such an expensive car.
- She knows she shouldn't have done it—she's just trying to rationalize.