intellectualization
Pronunciation: in′te-lek′chū-ăl-i-zā′shŭnAn unconscious defense mechanism in which reasoning, logic, or focusing on and verbalizing intellectual minutiae used in an attempt to avoid confrontation with an objectionable impulse, affect, or interpersonal situation.
[L. intellectus, perception, discernment]
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