self-justification

[ self-juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlfˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

the act or fact of justifying oneself, especially of offering excessive reasons, explanations, excuses, etc., for an act, thought, or the like.

Origin of self-justification

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby self-justification

self-insure, self-insurer, self-interest, selfish, self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, self-limited, self-limiting

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Example sentences from the Web for self-justification

Ironically, the same psychological crutch of self-justification can then help in these situations.
Why Didn’t Camille Dump Bill Cosby?|Amanda Marcotte|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will it not rather present additional temptations to the unhappy scoffers, and furnish them with a pretext of self-justification?
Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This is the point of my narrative on which, as respects my own self-justification, the whole of what follows may be said to hinge.
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater|Thomas De Quincey
But possibly you urge, in self-justification, Others will manufacture spirit, if I do not.
Select Temperance Tracts|American Tract Society

Self-justification, as he proceeded, might easily have fused itself into a desire to convince her of the truth of his beliefs.
The Inside of the Cup, Complete|Winston Churchill
Reaching out for some means of self-justification Grant turned to the Big Idea; that was his; that was big and generous and noble.
Dennison Grant|Robert Stead

British Dictionary definitions for self-justification

self-justification

noun

the act or an instance of justifying or providing excuses for one's own behaviour, etc

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单词	self-justification
释义	self-justification [ self-juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, self- ] / ˈsɛlfˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- / noun the act or fact of justifying oneself, especially of offering excessive reasons, explanations, excuses, etc., for an act, thought, or the like. Origin of self-justification First recorded in 1765–75 Words nearby self-justification self-insure, self-insurer, self-interest, selfish, self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, self-limited, self-limiting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-justification Ironically, the same psychological crutch of self-justification can then help in these situations. Why Didn’t Camille Dump Bill Cosby?\|Amanda Marcotte\|December 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Will it not rather present additional temptations to the unhappy scoffers, and furnish them with a pretext of self-justification? Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge This is the point of my narrative on which, as respects my own self-justification, the whole of what follows may be said to hinge. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater\|Thomas De Quincey But possibly you urge, in self-justification, Others will manufacture spirit, if I do not. Select Temperance Tracts\|American Tract Society Self-justification, as he proceeded, might easily have fused itself into a desire to convince her of the truth of his beliefs. The Inside of the Cup, Complete\|Winston Churchill Reaching out for some means of self-justification Grant turned to the Big Idea; that was his; that was big and generous and noble. Dennison Grant\|Robert Stead British Dictionary definitions for self-justification self-justification noun the act or an instance of justifying or providing excuses for one's own behaviour, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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