nnoun.communicationan expression of regret at having caused trouble for someoneExamples:- he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess
Derivationally Related Form:apologizeapologiseapologetic
Hypernyms:acknowledgement acknowledgment
Inherited Hypernyms:apologyacknowledgmentmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa formal written defense of something you believe in stronglySynset:apologia
Derivationally Related Form:apologiseapologeticapologist
Hypernyms:defence defense vindication
Inherited Hypernyms:apologydefensejustificationexplanationstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitiona poor exampleSynset:excuse
Examples:- it was an apology for a meal
- a poor excuse for an automobile
Hypernyms:example illustration instance representative
Inherited Hypernyms:apologyexampleinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity