self-justification
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
he kept finding excuses to stay
Types & categories
- vindication hypernym
- extenuation hyponym
Related & opposite
- condone derivation
- excuse derivation
- alibi derivation
- rationalize derivation
- pardon derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | condone |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excuse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | alibi |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rationalize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pardon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vindication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extenuation |