Rationalisation vs. Rationalization — What's the Difference?

(British spelling) rationalization

The act, process, or practice of rationalizing.

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

An instance of rationalizing.

The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

The process, or result of rationalizing.

(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation

A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.

The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency

A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.

Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

(psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.

(mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.

The act or process of rationalizing.

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

(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 organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency

Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale