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unapology

unapology noun: a statement passed off as an apology, yet due to its content is in actuality not apologetic at all.

Noun

unapology (plural unapologies)

  1. A statement passed off as an apology, yet due to its content is in actuality not apologetic at all.
    • “Wait, there you go again! An apology that is really an unapology by pointing out a potential, and let me emphasize that it is a potential, possible flaw but not really a flaw of the other party — being me! Hmmph.”2021, Meg Foster, Rogue: Space Opera Adventure

Forms of unapology

pluralunapologies
alternative formun-apology

Origin of unapology

From un- (“not”) + apology.

Questions about unapology

What does unapology mean?
Unapology means a statement passed off as an apology, yet due to its content is in actuality not apologetic at all.
What part of speech is unapology?
Unapology is a noun.
What is the plural of unapology?
The plural of unapology is unapologies.

Words near unapology in the dictionary

  1. unapologetic
  2. unapologetically
  3. unapologies
  4. unapologising
  5. unapologizing
  6. unapology
  7. unapoptotic
  8. unapostatized
  9. unapostolic
  10. unapostolical
  11. unapostolically

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