(ש"ע) התרצה, רציונליזציה, הנמקה לאחר מעשה, מתן הסברים לדבר שכבר קרה; הסבר של של התנהגות או מקרים במונחים שמסתירים את הסיבות האמיתיות; ביסוס דברים על השכל וההיגיון (גם rationalization)

n. act of inventing possible reasons for an action that are not based on the true reasons; act of giving a rational explanation, act of basing things on logic or reason (also rationalization)

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Noun
1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
(synonym) rationalization
(hypernym) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
2. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
(synonym) rationalization
(hypernym) explanation
(hyponym) raison d'etre
(derivation) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
3. (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
(synonym) rationalization
(hypernym) simplification
(derivation) rationalize, rationalise
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
4. the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
(synonym) rationalization
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(derivation) rationalize, rationalise
5. systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
(synonym) systematization, systematisation, rationalization
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(hyponym) codification
(derivation) rationalize, rationalise

nf. rationalization, act of inventing possible reasons for an action that are not based on the true reasons; act of giving a rational explanation, act of basing things on logic or reason

n. racionalizace, rozumové zdůvodnění; zefektivnění