self-justification
English Thesaurus
1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | extenuation, mitigation, |
| definition | : | a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | condone, excuse, |
| definition | : | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | excuse, explain, |
| definition | : | serve as a reason or cause or justification of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | alibi, |
| definition | : | exonerate by means of an alibi (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | excuse, pardon, |
| definition | : | accept an excuse for (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | condone, excuse, |
| definition | : | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | excuse, explain, |
| definition | : | serve as a reason or cause or justification of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | alibi, |
| definition | : | exonerate by means of an alibi (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | excuse, pardon, |
| definition | : | accept an excuse for (verb.communication) |
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