Associations to the word «Intellectualization»

Wiktionary

INTELLECTUALIZATION, noun. (uncountable) the act or process of intellectualizing
INTELLECTUALIZATION, noun. (countable) an instance of such a process

Dictionary definition

INTELLECTUALIZATION, noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery