apology
/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi//əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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).
Noun
apology (plural apologies)
- An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
- The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
- A formal justification, defence.
- the Apology of Socrates
- Synonyms:
- apologia
- Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
- a poor apology for a hotel room
- [He] goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 20, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC
apology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
apology in Hindi
- an expression of regret
- क्षमा kṣamā, क्षमायाचना kṣamāyācnā, दोर्षस्वीकार dorṣasvīkār, माफ़ी māfī
apology in Tamil
- மன்னிப்பு, செய்த தவறுக்காக வருந்துதல், செய்ததற்கு இரங்கல், குற்றத்தை வருத்தத்துடன் ஒப்புக்கொள்ளுதல், சமாதானம், விளக்கம்
apology in Urdu
- an expression of regret
- مُعافی mu'āfī, پوزِش poziś, مَعْذَرَت ma'zarat, عُذْر 'uzr, اِعْتِذار i'tizār
apology in Bengali
- an expression of regret
- ক্ষমা khoma, মাফ maph
More languagesFewer languages
- apology in Telugu
- క్షమాపణ kṣamāpaṇa
- apology in Malayalam
- ന്യായീകരണം, നിരപരാധിയെന്നു തെളിയിക്കൽ, ക്ഷമാപണം, സമാധാനം
- apology in Kannada
- ತಪ್ಪೊಪ್ಪಿಗೆ, ಕ್ಷಮಾಯಾಚನೆ, ಕ್ಷಮಾಪಣೆ
- apology in Pashto
- معذرت ma'zerat, بخښنه baxx̌ǝ́na, اعتذار e'tezār, عذر
- apology in Tagalog
- patawad, paumanhin
- apology in Arabic
- اِعْتِذَار iʕtiḏār, عُذْر ʕuḏr, دِفَاع difāʕ, تَبْرِير tabrīr
- apology in Malay
- permintaan maaf
- apology in Indonesian
- apologi, pembelaan
- apology in Thai
- คำขอโทษ kam-kɔ̌ɔ-tôot
- apology in Vietnamese
- sự xin lỗi
- apology in Myanmar
- တောင်းပန်ခြင်း taung:panhkrang:
Examples of apology in a sentence
- I am bad at pronouncing names, so my apologies if I butcher any of your names.
- He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted was an apology.
- When I connected to the IRC server, the MOTD included an apology for the recent downtime.
Synonyms of apology
Forms of apology
| plural | apologies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | apologie |
Origin of apology
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.
Words formed from apology
Words that rhyme with apology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about apology
- What does apology mean?
- Apology means an expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- What is apology in Hindi?
- Apology in Hindi is क्षमा (kṣamā), क्षमायाचना (kṣamāyācnā), दोर्षस्वीकार (dorṣasvīkār). See Apology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is apology?
- Apology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce apology?
- Apology is pronounced /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of apology?
- The plural of apology is apologies.
Words near apology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: apology (page history and authors); apology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); క్షమాపణ (Telugu) (page history and authors); apology (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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