intellectualizing

ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəˌlaɪzɪŋ
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Translation of intellectualizing into German,

Noun

1.

rationalizing

Rare
explaining something with logic to avoid emotions
Rare
Intellektualisierung Rationalisierung fVerstandesbetonung
  • He was intellectualizing his feelings instead of facing them.Er intellektualisierte seine Gefühle, anstatt sich ihnen zu stellen.
2.

overthinking

Rare
thinking too much about something
Rare
Intellektualisierung
  • Intellectualizing can prevent you from taking action.Intellektualisierung kann dich davon abhalten, zu handeln.

Adjective

philosophy

RareUS
engaging in deep thinking or reasoning
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intellektualisierend tiefgründig denkend
  • He has an intellectualizing approach to solving problems.Er hat einen intellektualisierenden Ansatz zur Problemlösung.
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Synonyms and analogies of intellectualizing in English

Examples of intellectualizing in a sentence

  • Intellectualizing the issue won't solve the underlying problem.
  • Intellectualizing the problem won't solve it.
  • He spent hours intellectualizing instead of deciding.
  • Her intellectualizing nature made her a great philosopher.
  • The book offers an intellectualizing perspective on modern art.
intellectualize
ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃʊəlaɪz
Verb
1.

discussion

tr.Rare
treat something in an intellectual manner
tr.Rare
intellektualisieren intellektuell behandeln
  • She tends to intellectualize every topic during meetings.Sie neigt dazu, jedes Thema in Besprechungen zu intellektualisieren.
2.

psychology

tr./intr.TECH.
use reasoning to block emotional stress
tr./intr.TECH.
intellektualisieren
  • She intellectualized her trauma to cope with it.Sie intellektualisierte ihr Trauma, um damit umzugehen.

Translations of "intellectualizing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Intellektualisierung

Enough intellectualizing - it was time to act.

Intellektualisierung genug - es war Zeit zu handeln.

intellektualisieren

I've found that the pros do very little intellectualizing during a tennis match because they want to be totally free to concentrate on hitting the ball.

Ich habe festgestellt, dass die Profis bei einem Tennisspiel sehr wenig intellektualisieren, weil sie völlig frei sein wollen, sich auf den Ball zu konzentrieren.

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intellectualizing: Examples and translations in context

This is where the cliché of café terrace intellectualizing was coined.

Dies ist, wo das Klischee der Café-Terrasse Intellektualisierung geprägt wurde.

Enlightenment in romantic art as the aestheticizing of thinking and the intellectualizing of aesthetics

Aufklärung in der romantischen Kunst als Ästhetisierung des Denkens und Intellektualisierung des Ästhetischen

Your emotions are tied to your mental processes and it may be hard for you to express your feelings without intellectualizing or rationalizing them.

Ihre Gefühle sind an Ihre mentalen Prozesse gebunden und es kann Ihnen schwer fühlen, Ihre Gefühle auszudrücken, ohne sie zu intellektualisieren oder zu rationalisieren.

It is easy to mistake the shyness of the Virgo as aloofness, when really all it is that they are more comfortable with intellectualizing and dialoging than spilling their dark emotional secrets.

Es ist leicht, die Schüchternheit der Jungfrau als Zurückhaltung zu verwechseln, obwohl es eigentlich nur so ist, dass sie sich mit Intellektualisierung und Dialogen wohler fühlt, als ihre dunklen emotionalen Geheimnisse preiszugeben.

Heather loved intellectualizing with George.

Heather liebte Intellektualisierung mit George.

Intellectualizing your feelings is probable.

Intellektualisierung deiner Gefühle ist wahrscheinlich.

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