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apology
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 apology
An expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone.
Roget 950:
penitence,
contrition,
compunction,
repentance,
remorse;
regret
etc.
833.
self-reproach,
self-reproof,
self-accusation,
self-condemnation,
self-humiliation;
stings of conscience,
pangs of conscience,
qualms of conscience,
prickings of conscience†,
twinge of conscience,
twitch of conscience,
touch of conscience,
voice of conscience;
compunctious visitings of nature†.
acknowledgment,
confession
etc.
(disclosure)
529;
apology
etc.
952;
recantation
etc.
607;
penance
etc.
952;
resipiscence†.
awakened conscience,
deathbed repentance,
locus paenitentiae [Lat.],
stool of repentance,
cuttystool†.
penitent,
repentant,
Magdalen,
prodigal son,
a sadder and a wiser man"
[Coleridge].
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Roget 952:
atonement,
reparation;
compromise,
composition;
compensation
etc.
30;
quittance,
quits;
expiation,
redemption,
reclamation,
conciliation,
propitiation;
indemnification,
redress.
amends,
apology,
amende honorable†,
satisfaction;
peace offering,
sin offering,
burnt offering;
scapegoat,
sacrifice.
penance,
fasting,
maceration,
sackcloth and ashes,
white sheet,
shrift,
flagellation,
lustration†;
purgation,
purgatory.
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Nederlands: excuus, verontschuldiging, spijtbetuiging
Pools: przeprosiny
2 apology
A formal written defense of something you believe in strongly.
synoniem: apologia.
3 apology
A poor example:
— It was an apology for a meal.
synoniem: excuse.
Roget 937:
vindication,
justification,
warrant;
exoneration,
exculpation;
acquittal
etc.
970;
whitewashing.
extenuation;
palliation,
palliative;
softening,
mitigation.
reply,
defense;
recrimination
etc.
938.
apology,
gloss,
varnish;
plea
etc.
617;
salvo;
excuse,
extenuating circumstances;
allowance,
allowance to be made;
locus paenitentiae [Lat.].
apologist,
vindicator,
justifier;
defendant
etc.
938.
justifiable charge,
true bill.
v..
justify,
warrant;
be an excuse for
etc.
n.;
lend a color,
furnish a handle;
vindicate;
exculpate,
disculpate†;
acquit
etc.
970;
clear,
set right,
exonerate,
whitewash;
clear the skirts of.
extenuate,
palliate,
excuse,
soften,
apologize,
varnish,
slur,
gloze;
put a gloss,
put a good face upon;
mince;
gloss over,
bolster up,
help a lame dog over a stile.
advocate,
defend,
plead one's cause;
stand up for,
stick up for,
speak up for;
contend for,
speak for;
bear out,
keep in countenance,
support;
plead
&c.,
617;
say in defense;
plead ignorance;
confess and avoid,
propugn†,
put in a good word for.
take the will for the deed,
make allowance for,
give credit for,
do justice to;
give one his due,
give the Devil his due.
make good;
prove the truth of,
prove one's case;
be justified by the event.
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