apology

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
  2. A formal justification, defence.
  3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

Konzepte

Apologie

Verteidigungsschrift

Verteidigungsrede

Bitte um Verzeihung

Dankesworte

Dankrede

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in my defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”). Doublet of apologia. By surface analysis, apo- + -logy.

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