rationalization

Rationalization has 6 syllables: ra · tion · al · i · za · tion.

noun. Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale.

noun. The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency.

noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening.

noun. (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation.