apology
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7.7
- noun
- /əˈpɑːlədʒi/
- Informal
:
pobre imitación
- His performance in the play was such an apology that the audience began to leave early.
Examples
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What she submitted as a report was merely an apology for the effort we expected.
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It's no good talking to a man with an apology for a brain.
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We're telling you to pay up as an apology.
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Even her idea of an apology is a pitiful way of dealing with it.
Blog text (20) -
My metals have brought life and prosperity to millions, and I make no apologies.
Fiction book (1995) -
My father was a man of weakness and vices, and he made no apologies.
Fiction book (1994) -
Wootton, in particular, makes no apologies for disdaining this approach to the history of science.
Academic text (2016) -
"Debtors would cease to pay the full amounts required, but with an air of apology rather than of defiance."
Academic text (1991) -
Despite his protestations to the contrary, Pete arrived home each night aching with apology and self-reproach.
Fiction book (1995) -
That exam result is an apology for the level of education we received.
Synonyms
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5.3
A very poor example that shows something is not good
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apology can also mean a weak or poor example of something because it once meant a weak 'defense' or excuse for the real thing.