EXCUSES

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NOUN
  • Definition - Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
  • Example - Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!
  • Definition - A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
  • Example - Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!
  • Definition - (with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
  • Example - He's a sorry excuse of a doctor.
VERB
  • Definition - To forgive; to pardon.
  • Example - I excused him his transgressions.
  • Definition - To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
  • Example - I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.
  • Definition - To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
  • Example - You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!
  • Definition - To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
  • Example - You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!
Words in your word
7 Letter Words
excuses 16
6 Letter Words
excess 15 excuse 15
5 Letter Words
execs 14 sexes 12
4 Letter Words
exec 13 exes 11 cees 6 cess 6 cues 6 cuss 6 ecus 6 secs 6 eses 4 esse 4 sees 4 sues 4 uses 4
3 Letter Words
sex 10 cee 5 cue 5 ecu 5 sec 5 ess 3 see 3 sue 3 sus 3 use 3
2 Letter Words
ex 9 xu 9 es 2 us 2
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