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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky