rationalisation vs defence mechanism

rationalisation and defence mechanism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rationalisation	Yes	No	No	No
defence mechanism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defence mechanism is a hypernym of rationalisation; that is, defence mechanism is a word with a broader meaning than rationalisation:

rationalisation: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
defence mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Other hypernyms of rationalisation include defence, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction.

rationalisation (noun)	defence mechanism (noun)
systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
(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
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

rationalisation vs defence mechanism

rationalisation and defence mechanism both are nouns.

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