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apology

[ uh-pol-uh-jee ]

noun

plural apologies.
  1. 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.

  2. a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine.

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  3. (initial capital letter, italics) a dialogue by Plato, centering on Socrates' defense before the tribunal that condemned him to death.
  4. an inferior specimen or substitute; makeshift:

    The tramp wore a sad apology for a hat.



apology

/ 蓹藞辫蓲濒蓹诲萧瑟 /

noun

  1. an oral or written expression of regret or contrition for a fault or failing
  2. a poor substitute or offering
  3. another word for apologia
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别路补路辫辞濒路辞路驳测 noun plural reapologies
  • 蝉耻路辫别谤路补路辫辞濒路辞路驳测 noun plural superapologies
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of apology1

First recorded in 1500鈥50; earlier apologie, late Middle English (from Middle French ), from Late Latin apologia, from Greek 补辫辞濒辞驳铆补, 鈥渟peech in self-defense; defense,鈥 apologia
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of apology1

C16: from Old French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Greek: a verbal defence, from apo- + logos speech
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Synonym Study

See excuse.
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The MP for Canterbury Rosie Duffield, who left the Labour Party because she said she felt "hounded" over her views on gender, has said she wants an apology from the prime minister.

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Jax Ulbrich also made an apology on social media, saying he had made a "tremendous mistake" and described what he did as "completely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful".

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Wright, who is a pundit for various outlets on the men's and women's game, said he had seen the apology from the ex-England forward but wanted to move on from it.

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A statement with the settlement expressed regret on his part - but contained no admission of liability or an apology.

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The prince, who has denied all claims against him, reached an out-of-court settlement with her in 2022 which contained no admission of liability or apology.

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