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A regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure
“She smiles understandingly at my apology and takes my hand, easing my guilt.”
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
“A standard apology for corruption is that it can be found anywhere, under all systems of government.”
A very poor or inadequate example of
“The host of the dilapidated motel then showed us to our poor apology of a room.”
An act of contrition
“The final gallant act of apology should be to release your former victim from any expectation of forgiveness.”
(one's regrets) A polite apology for, or sadness at, an occurrence or an inability to accept an invitation
Expression to attain peace
A weak or inferior remnant or version of something
An imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
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