Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backward rationalization

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: back-ward ra-tional-iza-tion
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

backward rationalizations (plural)

Phrases

backward rationalize hindsight is 20/20

Frequently Paired Words

backward rationalize hindsight is 20/20

Questions

What does backward rationalization mean?: The attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it.

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