rasionalisasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch rationalisatie, from French rationalisation.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rasionaliˈsasi/ [ra.si.o.na.liˈsa.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: ra‧si‧o‧na‧li‧sa‧si

Noun

rasionalisasi (plural rasionalisasi-rasionalisasi)

1. rationalization, rationalisation:
   1. the process or result of rationalizing.
   2. a statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
   3. (business, economics) the reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency through the reallocation of resources and changes in its workforce.

      Synonym: konsolidasi

   4. (psychiatry, psychology) the concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.

Derived terms

• dirasionalisasi
• merasionalisasi

Related terms

• rasio
• rasional
• rasionalis
• rasionalisme
• rasionalitas

Further reading

• “rasionalisasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.