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self-justification

/ self-justification /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
"he kept finding excuses to stay"
"every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"
"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
Type of:
defense defence vindication
Kinds of:
extenuation mitigation
Derived:
alibi excuse condone apologize apologise
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
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defense defence vindication extenuation mitigation