apologetic

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adjective

Expressing or inclined to express an apology: contrite, penitent, regretful, repentant, sorry. See regret/impenitence.

noun

A statement that justifies or defends something, such as a past action or policy: apologia, apology, defense, justification, vindication. See attack/defend.

adj

Definition: expressing remorse, regret
Antonyms: defiant, defying

IN BRIEF: In a manner showing that one is sorry for having done something wrong.

The board president bowed apologetically out of the room after announcing that the company was broke.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - undskyldende, forsvarende
n. - apologi, forsvar, forsvarstale

Nederlands (Dutch)
verontschuldigend, verdedigend, verlegen, betreffende geloofsverdediging

Français (French)
adj. - d'excuse, plein d'excuses, contrit
n. - apologétique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - entschuldigend , zaghaft
n. - Verteidigung, Entschuldigung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μετανιωμένος, που δείχνει μεταμέλεια
n. - απολογία, απολογητική

Italiano (Italian)
apologetico, apologetica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apologético, que defende um princípio oral ou verbalmente
n. - apologética

Русский (Russian)
оправдывающийся, извиняющийся, апология

Español (Spanish)
adj. - apologético, lleno de excusas o disculpas, apologética
n. - apologético

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ursäktande, försvarande
n. - försvar, ursäkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
认错的, 道歉的, 辩护的, 辩解的, 愧悔的, 辩护

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 認錯的, 道歉的, 辯護的, 辯解的, 愧悔的
n. - 辯護

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사과의, 변명의
n. - 변명

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 謝罪の, すまなそうな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اعتذاري, تبريري, دفاعي (الاسم)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתנצל, מצטדק‬
n. - ‮הגנה מנומקת, בעיקר על הנצרות‬

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