noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
• Syn: ↑intellectualization
• Topics: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology, ↑psychological medicine
• Hypernyms: ↑defense mechanism, ↑defense reaction, ↑defence mechanism, ↑defence reaction, ↑defense, ↑defence
Useful english dictionary. 2012.