INTELLECTUALISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intellectualisation mean? 

• INTELLECTUALISATION (noun)
  The noun INTELLECTUALISATION has 1 sense:

1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict

  Familiarity information: INTELLECTUALISATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTELLECTUALISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

intellectualisation; intellectualization

Hypernyms ("intellectualisation" is a kind of...):

defence; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defense mechanism; defense reaction ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)

Domain category:

psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)