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    A·pol·o·gy
    /əˈpäləjē/

    noun

    • 1. a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure: "we owe you an apology" Similar expression of regretone's regretsamende honorableinformal:apols
    • 2. a very poor or inadequate example of: "we were shown into an apology for a bedroom" Similar travesty ofexcuse forinadequate example ofpoor imitation of
  2. an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done: I have an apology to make to you - I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake. He's demanding a full apology from the newspaper for making untrue allegations about his personal life.

  3. 4 days ago · 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.

  4. 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.

  5. if you say that you make no apology/apologies for something, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done anything wrong. Definition of apology noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. if you say that you make no apology/apologies for something, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done something wrong. See apology in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: apology. Definition of apology noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

  7. Apology definition: a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another. See examples of APOLOGY used in a sentence.

  8. APOLOGY meaning: 1 : a statement saying that you are sorry about something an expression of regret for having done or said something wrong; 2 : an expression of regret for not being able to do something.

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