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apology

apo·logy

UK/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ US/əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ common

noun

1.

an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

  • “he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess”
2.
3.

a poor example

  • “it was an apology for a meal”
  • “a poor excuse for an automobile”
Synonyms

Origin

From French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in my defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”). Doublet of apologia. By surface analysis, apo- + -logy.

Phrases

  • my apology
  • non-apology apology
  • nonapology apology
  • send one's apologies

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