Associations to the word «Apology»
Noun
- Retort
- Hostess
- Persecution
- Aside
- Banning
- Correction
- Pamphlet
- Gentleness
- Assertion
- Concord
- Greeting
- Offering
- Keating
- Shrug
- Omission
- Paine
- Salute
- Admission
- Boycott
- Tone
- Chalmers
- Taiwanese
- Criticism
- Clinton
- Refusal
- Reproach
- Error
- Commemoration
- Reader
- Farce
- Ladyship
- Scraping
- Luther
- Wording
- Aggression
- Partridge
- Abuse
- Christianity
- Galileo
- Rebuke
- Make
- Pius
- Reply
- Misconduct
- Dismissal
- Utterance
- Browning
- Repetition
- Mathematician
- Controversy
- Summa
- Divinity
- Gentleman
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
APOLOGY, noun. An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
APOLOGY, noun. A formal justification, defence.
APOLOGY, noun. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
Dictionary definition
APOLOGY, noun. An expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess".
APOLOGY, noun. A formal written defense of something you believe in strongly.
APOLOGY, noun. A poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.