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Intellectualisation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Intellectualisation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The act or process of intellectualising.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
defense mechanism
Rhyming Words
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