"apology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ [UK], /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apology.wav [Southern-England], en-us-apology.ogg [US] Forms: apologies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Etymology: 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 Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|apologie}} French apologie, {{der|en|LL.|apologia}} Late Latin apologia, {{der|en|grc|ἀπολογία||a speech in defence}} Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), {{m|grc|ἀπολογοῦμαι||I speak in my defense}} ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in my defense”), {{m|grc|ἀπόλογος||an account, story}} ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), {{m|grc|ἀπό||from, off}} ἀπό (apó, “from, off”), {{m|grc|λόγος||speech}} λόγος (lógos, “speech”), {{doublet|en|apologia}} Doublet of apologia, {{surf|en|apo-|-logy}} By surface analysis, apo- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun}} apology (plural apologies)
  1. An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry). Translations (an expression of regret): falje [feminine] (Albanian), A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert (American Sign Language), اِعْتِذَار (iʕtiḏār) [masculine] (Arabic), ներողություն (neroġutʻyun) (Armenian), прабачэ́нне (prabačénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), извине́ние (izvinénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), disculpa [feminine] (Catalan), 抱歉 (bàoqiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 道歉 (dàoqiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), omluva [feminine] (Czech), undskyldning [common-gender] (Danish), verontschuldiging [feminine] (Dutch), vabandus (Estonian), anteeksipyyntö (Finnish), pahoittelu (Finnish), excuse [feminine] (French), ბოდიში (bodiši) (Georgian), Entschuldigung [feminine] (German), συγγνώμη (syngnómi) [feminine] (Greek), הִתְנַצְּלוּת (hitnatslút) [feminine] (Hebrew), क्षमा (kṣamā) [masculine] (Hindi), क्षमायाचना (kṣamāyācnā) (Hindi), दोर्षस्वीकार (dorṣasvīkār) (Hindi), माफ़ी (māfī) (Hindi), bocsánatkérés (Hungarian), apologia [feminine] (Italian), scuse [feminine, plural] (Italian), 詫び (wabi) (alt: わび) (Japanese), 侘び (wabi) (alt: わび) (Japanese), 謝罪 (shazai) (alt: しゃざい) (Japanese), 申し訳 (mōshiwake) (alt: もうしわけ) (Japanese), kapanupayan (Kapampangan), kepanupayan (Kapampangan), ខមាទោស (khɑɑmiətooh) (Khmer), ការសុំទោស (kaa som tooh) (Khmer), 사과 (sagwa) (alt: 謝過) (Korean), 사죄 (sajoe) (alt: 謝罪) (Korean), ຄຳຂໍໂທດ (kham khǭ thōt) (Lao), atvainošanās [masculine] (Latvian), atsiprašymas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Entschülligunge [Paderbornisch, feminine] (Low German), Entschëllegung [feminine] (Luxembourgish), извинение (izvinenie) [neuter] (Macedonian), permintaan maaf (Malay), whakapāha (Maori), unnskyldning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), unnskyldning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lādung [feminine] (Old English), پوزش (puzeš) (Persian), معذرت (ma'zerat) (Persian), عذرخواهی ('ozr-xâhi) (Persian), przeprosiny [plural] (Polish), przeproszenie [neuter] (Polish), desculpa [feminine] (Portuguese), scuză [feminine] (Romanian), извине́ние (izvinénije) [neuter] (Russian), проще́ние (proščénije) [neuter] (Russian), leisgeul [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), извиње́ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), izvinjénje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), ospravedlnenie [neuter] (Slovak), opravičilo [neuter] (Slovene), disculpa [feminine] (Spanish), ursäkt [common-gender] (Swedish), patawad (Tagalog), paumanhin (Tagalog), маъзарат (maʾzarat) (Tajik), узрхохӣ (uzrxoxī) (Tajik), คำขอโทษ (kam-kɔ̌ɔ-tôot) (Thai), itizar (Turkish), özür (Turkish), ви́бачення (výbačennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), проба́чення (probáčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), перепро́шення (perepróšennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), مُعَافِی (mu'āfī) [feminine] (Urdu), sự xin lỗi (Vietnamese), אַנטשולדיקונג (antshuldikung) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-apology-en-noun-QS9dZx4s Categories (other): American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with apo-, English terms suffixed with -logy Disambiguation of American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts: 67 31 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 37 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with apo-: 44 34 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -logy: 49 39 12 Disambiguation of 'an expression of regret': 83 11 5
  2. A formal justification, defence. Synonyms: apologia Translations (formal justification, defence): apologji (Albanian), دِفَاع (difāʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), تَبْرِير (tabrīr) [masculine] (Arabic), պաշտպանական (paštpanakan) (Armenian), апраўда́нне (apraŭdánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), оправда́ние (opravdánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), apologia [feminine] (Catalan), forsvar [neuter] (Danish), verweer [neuter] (Dutch), apologie [feminine] (Dutch), puolustus (Finnish), puolustuskirjoitus (Finnish), apologie [feminine] (French), Apologie [feminine] (German), 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 (sunjōns) [feminine] (Gothic), απολογία (apología) [feminine] (Greek), הִצְטַדְּקוּת (hitstadkút) [feminine] (Hebrew), הִתְנַצְּלוּת (hitnatslút) [feminine] (Hebrew), védőbeszéd (Hungarian), apalacht [feminine] (Irish), apologia [feminine] (Italian), 弁明 (benmei) (alt: べんめい) (Japanese), 변명 (byeonmyeong) (alt: 辨明) (Korean), lādung [feminine] (Old English), apologia [feminine] (Polish), apologetyka [feminine] (Polish), apologia [feminine] (Portuguese), оправда́ние (opravdánije) [neuter] (Russian), извине́ние (izvinénije) [neuter] (Russian), disculpa [feminine] (Spanish), excusa [feminine] (Spanish), apología [feminine] (Spanish), savunca (Turkish), müdafaa (Turkish), ви́правдання (výpravdannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), оправда́ння (opravdánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-apology-en-noun-wz-9rMgs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of 'formal justification, defence': 3 95 2
  3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
    Sense id: en-apology-en-noun-eEmCQ8qH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apologie [archaic] Related terms: apologetic, apologetics, apologia, remorse

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          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bàoqiàn",
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          "word": "抱歉"
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          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "omluva"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "anteeksipyyntö"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "pahoittelu"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "excuse"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bodiši",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "ბოდიში"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Entschuldigung"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "syngnómi",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "συγγνώμη"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hitnatslút",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "הִתְנַצְּלוּת"
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        {
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kṣamā",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
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          "word": "क्षमा"
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        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kṣamāyācnā",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "क्षमायाचना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dorṣasvīkār",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "दोर्षस्वीकार"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "māfī",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "माफ़ी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "bocsánatkérés"
        },
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "apologia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "scuse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "alt": "わび",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "wabi",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "詫び"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "alt": "わび",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "wabi",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "侘び"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "alt": "しゃざい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shazai",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "謝罪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "alt": "もうしわけ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mōshiwake",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "申し訳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "an expression of regret",
          "word": "kapanupayan"
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          "word": "ຄຳຂໍໂທດ"
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          "word": "desculpa"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
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    "English terms borrowed from French",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms prefixed with apo-",
    "English terms suffixed with -logy",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for gender in Hindi entries",
    "Requests for review of Indonesian translations",
    "Requests for review of Thai translations",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi/4 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "antapology"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologee"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologian"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologise"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologism"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologist"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologize"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologizer"
    },
    {
      "word": "fauxpology"
    },
    {
      "word": "ifpology"
    },
    {
      "word": "my apology"
    },
    {
      "word": "non-apology"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonapology"
    },
    {
      "word": "non-apology apology"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonapology apology"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonpology"
    },
    {
      "word": "notpology"
    },
    {
      "word": "preapology"
    },
    {
      "word": "pre-apology"
    },
    {
      "word": "send one's apologies"
    },
    {
      "word": "unapology"
    },
    {
      "word": "vlogpology"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "apologie"
      },
      "expansion": "French apologie",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "apologia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin apologia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἀπολογία",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a speech in defence"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀπολογοῦμαι",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I speak in my defense"
      },
      "expansion": "ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in my defense”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀπόλογος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "an account, story"
      },
      "expansion": "ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀπό",
        "3": "",
        "4": "from, off"
      },
      "expansion": "ἀπό (apó, “from, off”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λόγος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "speech"
      },
      "expansion": "λόγος (lógos, “speech”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "apologia"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of apologia",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "apo-",
        "3": "-logy"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, apo- + -logy",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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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    {
      "form": "apologies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "apology (plural apologies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "apologetic"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologetics"
    },
    {
      "word": "apologia"
    },
    {
      "word": "remorse"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "remorse",
          "remorse"
        ],
        [
          "regret",
          "regret"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ],
        [
          "apologizing",
          "apologize"
        ],
        [
          "sorry",
          "sorry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Apology of Socrates.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A formal justification, defence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "justification",
          "justification"
        ],
        [
          "defence",
          "defence"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "apologia"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a poor apology for a hotel room",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1947 January and February, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 39",
          "text": "The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ],
        [
          "makeshift",
          "makeshift"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒlədʒi"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-apology.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-us-apology.ogg/En-us-apology.ogg.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "apologie"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falje"
    },
    {
      "code": "ase",
      "lang": "American Sign Language",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iʕtiḏār",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِعْتِذَار"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "neroġutʻyun",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "ներողություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "prabačénnje",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прабачэ́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izvinénie",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "извине́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disculpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàoqiàn",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "抱歉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàoqiàn",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "道歉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "omluva"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "undskyldning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verontschuldiging"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "vabandus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "anteeksipyyntö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "pahoittelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bodiši",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "ბოდიში"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Entschuldigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syngnómi",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συγγνώμη"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitnatslút",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְנַצְּלוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kṣamā",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "क्षमा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kṣamāyācnā",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "क्षमायाचना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dorṣasvīkār",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "दोर्षस्वीकार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "māfī",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "माफ़ी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "bocsánatkérés"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "scuse"
    },
    {
      "alt": "わび",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wabi",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "詫び"
    },
    {
      "alt": "わび",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wabi",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "侘び"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しゃざい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shazai",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "謝罪"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もうしわけ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mōshiwake",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "申し訳"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "kapanupayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "kepanupayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "khɑɑmiətooh",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "ខមាទោស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa som tooh",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "ការសុំទោស"
    },
    {
      "alt": "謝過",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sagwa",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "사과"
    },
    {
      "alt": "謝罪",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sajoe",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "사죄"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kham khǭ thōt",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "ຄຳຂໍໂທດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atvainošanās"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atsiprašymas"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "Paderbornisch",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Entschülligunge"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Entschëllegung"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izvinenie",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "извинение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "permintaan maaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "whakapāha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "unnskyldning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "unnskyldning"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lādung"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "puzeš",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "پوزش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ma'zerat",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "معذرت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "'ozr-xâhi",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "عذرخواهی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "przeprosiny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przeproszenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "desculpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scuză"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvinénije",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "извине́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proščénije",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "проще́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leisgeul"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "извиње́ње"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "izvinjénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ospravedlnenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "opravičilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disculpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ursäkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "patawad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "paumanhin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "maʾzarat",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "маъзарат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "uzrxoxī",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "узрхохӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kam-kɔ̌ɔ-tôot",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "คำขอโทษ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "itizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "özür"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výbačennja",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ви́бачення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "probáčennja",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "проба́чення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perepróšennja",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "перепро́шення"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mu'āfī",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُعَافِی"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "word": "sự xin lỗi"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "antshuldikung",
      "sense": "an expression of regret",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אַנטשולדיקונג"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "apologji"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "difāʕ",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دِفَاع"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tabrīr",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَبْرِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "paštpanakan",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "պաշտպանական"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "apraŭdánnje",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "апраўда́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opravdánie",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "forsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verweer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "puolustus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "puolustuskirjoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Apologie"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "sunjōns",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apología",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "απολογία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitstadkút",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִצְטַדְּקוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitnatslút",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְנַצְּלוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "védőbeszéd"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apalacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "べんめい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "benmei",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "弁明"
    },
    {
      "alt": "辨明",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "byeonmyeong",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "변명"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lādung"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologetyka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opravdánije",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvinénije",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "извине́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disculpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excusa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apología"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "savunca"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "word": "müdafaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výpravdannja",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ви́правдання"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "opravdánnja",
      "sense": "formal justification, defence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ння"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "apology"
  ],
  "word": "apology"
}

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