rationalisation

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rationalisation

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Borrowed from French rationalisation, equivalent to rational + -isation or rationalise + -ation.

noun rationalisations

UK, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization The conscious mind refuses to admit any failure to perceive, and puts in its place a series of rationalisations which are fabrications and distortions of the real nature of things.

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@misc{rationalisation_2026,
  title = {rationalisation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rationalisation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}