Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of intellectualizing.

    Intellektualisierung

    интеллектуализа́цияintellektualizácija

    інтелектуаліза́ціяintelektualizácija

More definitions
  • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict

Translations

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By meaning 1
act or process of intellectualizing:
Русский
By meaning 1
act or process of intellectualizing:
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act or process of intellectualizing:

Origin

From intellectual + -ization or intellectualize + -ation.

From intellectual + -ization or intellectualize + -ation.

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Forms

plural: intellectualizations

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict:intellectualisation

Word family

2 related words

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