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INTELLECTUALIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intellectualization mean?
• INTELLECTUALIZATION (noun)
The noun INTELLECTUALIZATION has 1 sense:
1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
Familiarity information: INTELLECTUALIZATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("intellectualization" 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)
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