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- Dictionarya·pol·o·gy/əˈpäləjē/
noun
- 1. a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure: "we owe you an apology" Similar
- 2. a very poor or inadequate example of: "we were shown into an apology for a bedroom" Similar
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The meaning of APOLOGY is an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret. How to use apology in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Apology.
APOLOGY definition: 1. an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done: 2. a message politely…. Learn more.
a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another: He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook. a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine. Synonyms: vindication.
1. a formal spoken or written defense of some idea, religion, philosophy, etc. 2. an acknowledgment of some fault, injury, insult, etc., with an expression of regret and a plea for pardon. 3. an inferior substitute; makeshift. he is a poor apology for an actor.
noun. /əˈpɒlədʒi/ /əˈpɑːlədʒi/ (plural apologies) Idioms. [countable, uncountable] apology (to somebody) (for something) a word or statement saying sorry for something that has been done wrong or that causes a problem. to offer/make/demand/accept an apology. You owe him an apology for what you said.
An apology is what you say or do when you want to let someone know (or fool them into thinking) that you regret something. An apology is nice, but chocolates or large bundles of cash are nicer.
1. An acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense: Please accept my apology for being so late. 2. a. A formal justification or defense. b. An explanation or excuse: "The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct" (Daniel Defoe). 3.
something you say or write to say that you are sorry about something you have done: I have an apology to make to you - I opened your letter by mistake. a letter of apology. (Definition of apology from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
1. The pleading off from a charge or imputation, whether… 2. Less formally: Justification, explanation, or excuse, of an… 3. An explanation offered to a person affected by one's action… 4. Something which, as it were, merely appears to apologize… noun. Const. ( of obsolete) for. 1. 1533–.
