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n. An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.

n. A formal justification or defense.

n. An explanation or excuse: "The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct” ( Daniel Defoe).

n. An inferior substitute: The sagging cot was a poor apology for a bed.

n. An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).

n. A formal justification, defence.

n. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification.

n. An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.

n. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

verb-intransitive. To offer an apology.

n. Something said or written in defense, vindication, or excuse; specifically, a defense or justification of a doctrine, system, course of conduct, etc., against objections or criticisms.

n. An excuse, usually accompanied by an expression of regret, for some fault.

n. That which imperfectly serves a given purpose; a temporary substitute; a makeshift.

n. An apologue.

n. Synonyms

n. a poor example

n. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

n. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

"[602] It was anything but an apology, unless _apology_ is used in its old meaning of _defence_."

representative    illustration    example    instance    acknowledgment    acknowledgement    vindication    defense    defence   

remorse   

excuse    justification    makeshift    substitute    apologia   

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excuse    compliment    regret    gratitude    explanation    thank    acknowledgment    confession    greet    assurance