intellectualisation
intellectualisation · intellectualisations
The act or process of intellectualisingThe act or process of intellectualising.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of intellectualising.
More definitions
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
Origin
From intellectual + -isation.From intellectual + -isation.
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Forms
plural: intellectualisationsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict:intellectualization
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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