intellectualisation

NOUN

19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

intellectualisation is a valid 19-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

I1N1T1E1L1L1E1C3T1U1A1L1I1S1A1T1I1O1N1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63

MEANING

What does intellectualisation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

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

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