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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict;
[syn: intellectualization, intellectualisation]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intellectualization n 1: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict [syn: intellectualization, intellectualisation]