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Definition of "rationalization" []

  • The act, process, or practice of rationalizing. (noun)
  • An instance of rationalizing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rationalization" in a sentence
  • "Your rationalization is akin to a wife beater excusing his behavior because they were abused as a child."
  • "What disturbs me about this kind of rationalization is that it ignores the simple fact that handing over prisoners to an authority that is known to practice torture is a violation of the Geneva Conventions and is therefore A WAR CRIME."
  • "Now you come back and say†™ I am not French†™; what kind of rationalization is that."