rationalization vs defense reaction

rationalization and defense reaction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rationalization	Yes	No	No	No
defense reaction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defense reaction is a hypernym of rationalization; that is, defense reaction is a word with a broader meaning than rationalization:

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

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

rationalization (noun)	defense reaction (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

rationalization vs defense reaction

rationalization and defense reaction both are nouns.

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