rationalizers
/ˈræʃənəlaɪzərz/
noun
- Plural of rationalizer; people who try to explain or justify their actions or feelings with logical reasons, especially when the real reasons are less acceptable.
- Rationalizers often convince themselves that their bad decisions were actually smart.
- The meeting was full of rationalizers who refused to admit their project had failed.
- Psychologists say that rationalizers are usually unaware of their own self-deception.