noun : EXCUSES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" ;
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2. (
) a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him" ;
verb : EXCUSES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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4. (
) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" ;
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