rationalizations are excuses that people use to explain why they did something that they know is not good or fair. They might say things like "I was just following orders" or "It's not my fault."
The manager used rationalizations to avoid taking responsibility for the mistake.
The student used rationalizations to avoid getting in trouble.
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systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
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the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
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(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
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the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
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