self-justification English

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What does self-justification mean?

self-justification

— noun (= excuse, alibi) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc he kept finding excuses to stay every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job his transparent self-justification was unacceptable

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self-justification English » English

excuse

exculpation

alibi

strawman

straw man

stalking-horse

self-exculpation

pretext

guise