Word of the Day:
apology
What It 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).
A formal justification, defence.
Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
Apology in Context
“[He] goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.”
Did You Know?
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.
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