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Definition of apology : 1. An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.
2. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
3. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's for Christianity.
4. To offer an apology.

Synonyms:

allegation, justification, regrets, announcement, accusation, in justification of something, attack, defense, occasion, ground, affirmation, point, motivation, session, agenda, plea, motion, motive, pretext, acknowledgment, self-justification, apologies, assertion, resolution, proceedings, assurance, avowal, reason, mea culpa, excuse, apologia, docket, cause, apologetic, minutes, alibi, attestation, quorum, explanation

confession, regret, atonement, self-reproach, penitence, breast-beating, attrition, repentance, contriteness, remorse

dismissal, acquittal, refutation, exoneration, pardon, forgiveness, amnesty, mitigation, exculpation, absolution, vindication

Usage examples:

• " There is yet time," he went on, " to offer me some slight apology; and offer it you must, or you will die sir! - "The Magic Skin", Honore de Balzac.
• I beg your pardon- said the Master again after three minutes or so, facing around with a smile of apology. - "Brother Copas", Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.
• I went up and made some apology for entering the hospital. - "Life of Henry Martyn, Missionary to India and Persia, 1781 to 1812", Sarah J. Rhea.