apology (əˈpɒlədʒɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- an oral or written expression of regret or contrition for a fault or failing
- a poor substitute or offering
- another word for apologia
Word Origin
C16: from Old French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Greek: a verbal defence, from apo- + logos speechTranslations
- British English:
apology
An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.I make no apologies for the way we played.əˈpɒlədʒɪ NOUN I make no apologies for the way we played.
- Spanish:
disculpa
nf
- French:
excuses
nf_pl
- German:
Entschuldigung
nf
- Chinese: 道歉 n
- Arabic: اِعْتِذار n
- Portuguese: desculpa nf
- Russian: извинение nnt
- Croatian: isprika nf
- Czech: omluva nf
- Danish: undskyldning nutr
- Dutch: verontschuldiging nf
- Finnish: anteeksipyyntö n
- Greek: συγγνώμη nf
- Italian: scuse npl
- Japanese: 詫び n
- Korean: 사과 n
- Norwegian: unnskyldning nm
- Polish: przeprosiny npl
- Brazilian Portuguese: desculpa nf
- European Spanish:
disculpa
nf
- Swedish: ursäkt nutr
- Thai: คำขอโทษ n
- Turkish: özür n
- Vietnamese: lời xin lỗi n
Usage examples
Nothing in her expression suggested she wanted him to expand on the apology ; in fact, she looked utterly unconvinced by it.
, AMAGANSETT (2004)COM can offer you exclusive and free Glastonbury downloads as a token of our apology.
NME (New Musical Express) (2003)Our failures became an additional burden to Mrs Collins and I wish to offer her my heartfelt apology.
Irish Times (2002)Not until an apology was forthcoming was Fowler reconsidered for duty.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I really feel I owe you a written apology for my behaviour.
, The Glasgow Girls (1994)