mazeret

Meaning

1. A valid justification that allows a mistake to be forgiven.
2. A made-up excuse to deflect or mitigate a fault.

Concepts

excuse

alibi

apology

justification

allegation

plea

reason

apologia

Synonyms

özür

bahane

pardon

savunma

sebep

temize çıkma

haklı çıkma

suç anında başka yerde olduğu iddiası

af

müstenidat

gerekçe

Translations

excuse

Ausrede

scusa

δικαιολογία

excusa

prétexte

عُذْر

alibi

Entschuldigung

Alibi

Ausreden

άλλοθι

Rechtfertigung

justificació

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maːzeˈɾet/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: معذرت

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معذرت (maʾẕeret, “a having an excuse, a valid excuse, an excuse, apology”), from Arabic مَعْذِرَة (maʕḏira, “excuse, forgiveness, pardon”), verbal noun of عَذَرَ (ʕaḏara, “to excuse”).