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backward rationalization

backward rationalization noun: the attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it.

Noun

backward rationalization (countable and uncountable, plural backward rationalizations)

  1. The attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it.

Forms of backward rationalization

pluralbackward rationalizations

Questions about backward rationalization

What does backward rationalization mean?
Backward rationalization means the attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it.
What part of speech is backward rationalization?
Backward rationalization is a noun.
What is the plural of backward rationalization?
The plural of backward rationalization is backward rationalizations.

Words near backward rationalization in the dictionary

  1. backward masking
  2. backward pass
  3. backward passes
  4. backward pawn
  5. backward pawns
  6. backward rationalization
  7. backward rationalizations
  8. backward rationalize
  9. backward rationalized
  10. backward rationalizes
  11. backward rationalizing

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