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Meaning of Apology | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi

Definitions

  1. An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
  2. A formal justification, defence.
  3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

Equivalents

العربية اعتذار تبرير دفاع عذر
Azərbaycanca üzr
Беларуская прабачэнне
Български извинение
বাংলা ক্ষমা মাফ
Català disculpa
Čeština omluva
Eesti vabandus
Français apologie excuse
Gàidhlig leisgeul
עברית התנצלות
हिन्दी क्षमा माफ़ी
Bahasa Indonesia ampunan apologi apologia maaf pembelaan permisi
Íslenska afsökun
Italiano apologia scuse
ქართული ბოდიში
Қазақша кешірім
한국어 변명 사과 사죄
Kurdî mazeret uzr
Кыргызча кечирим
Latviešu atvainošanas
Македонски извинение
پښتو بخښنه
Português apologia desculpa
Română scuză
Shqip apologji falje
Tagalog patawad paumanhin
Türkçe itizar mazeret müdafaa özür
ئۇيغۇرچە كەچۈرۈم
Oʻzbekcha uzr

Examples

“What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.”
“The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.”
“the Apology of Socrates”
“a poor apology for a hotel room”
“[He] goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.”
“The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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