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- Dictionaryapology/əˈpɒlədʒi/
noun
- 1. a regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure: "we owe you an apology" Similar
- 2. a very poor or inadequate example of: "we were shown into an apology for a bedroom" Similar
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The meaning of APOLOGY is an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret. How to use apology in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Apology.
APOLOGY definition: 1. an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done: 2. a message politely…. Learn more.
noun. /əˈpɒlədʒi/ /əˈpɑːlədʒi/ (plural apologies) Idioms. [countable, uncountable] apology (to somebody) (for something) a word or statement saying sorry for something that has been done wrong or that causes a problem. to offer/make/demand/accept an apology. You owe him an apology for what you said.
An apology is what you say or do when you want to let someone know (or fool them into thinking) that you regret something. An apology is nice, but chocolates or large bundles of cash are nicer. Always.
Apology definition: a written or spoken expression of one's regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another. See examples of APOLOGY used in a sentence.
an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done: I have an apology to make to you - I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake. He's demanding a full apology from the newspaper for making untrue allegations about his personal life. "Was he at all sorry for what he'd done?" "Oh he was full of apologies (= extremely sorry)."
1. an oral or written expression of regret or contrition for a fault or failing. 2. a poor substitute or offering. 3. another word for apologia. [C16: from Old French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Greek: a verbal defence, from apo- + logos speech]
