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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
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intellectualization
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context uncountable English) the act or process of intellectualizing 2 (context countable English) an instance of such a process n. 1 (context uncountable English) the act or process of intellectualizing 2 (context countable English) an instance ...
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n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict [syn: intellectualisation ]
Wikipedia
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In psychology, intellectualization is a defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress – where thinking is used to avoid feeling. It involves removing one's self, emotionally, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1821, noun of action from intellectualize .
Usage examples of intellectualization.
Is this intellectualization beginning to show in the conversation of women when they are together, say in the hours of relaxation in the penetralia spoken of, or in general society?