Definition
The act of making excuses or offering explanations for something; the formal presentation of reasons why something should be forgiven.
Etymology
From Latin excusatio (an excusing, apology), derived from excusare. This Latinate noun form emphasizes the act of offering explanations rather than merely forgiving.
Kelly Says
Medieval philosophy distinguished between excusation (explaining why you acted) and contrition (feeling sorry)—sometimes people excusate without actually regretting, which is why 'he's always making excusations' sounds hollow and insincere.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አመሰግናለሁ (amesegnahu)
a-mes-e-gna-hu
ARالعربية
اعتذار (i'thaar)
i-thaar
BNবাংলা
ক্ষমা (kṣmā)
ksh-ma
CACatalà
excusació
eks-ku-sa-thee-ohn
CSČeština
omluva
om-loo-va
DADansk
undskyld
un-ds-kuld
DEDeutsch
Entschuldigung
ent-shul-di-gung
ELΕλληνικά
συγγνώμη (singnomi)
sin-gno-mee
ESEspañol
excusación
eks-ku-sa-θion
FAفارسی
عذر (e'dhor)
e-dhor
FISuomi
anteeksi
an-te-eksi
FRFrançais
excuse
eks-kyooz
GUGU
માફકારી (maafkari)
ma-af-ka-ree
HEעברית
entschuldigung
ent-shul-di-gung
HIहिन्दी
माफ़ी (maafī)
ma-a-fee
HUMagyar
elnézést
el-neh-zeht
IDBahasa Indonesia
maaf
maaf
ITItaliano
scuse
skoo-zeh
JA日本語
謝罪 (シャイジョウ)
shai-jo
KMKM
សង្វាស (sangkvas)
sang-kvas
MRMR
माफ करा (maaf kara)
ma-af-ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
maaf
maaf
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် (kye zue taing ba de)
kye-zue-taing-ba-de
NLNederlands
verontschuldiging
ver-onts-choold-i-ging
NONorsk
unnskyld
un-skuld
PAPA
khu maafi (khū māfī)
kho-ma-fee
PLPolski
przepraszam
zhep-rah-sham
PTPortuguês
desculpa
dez-kool-pa
RUРусский
извинение (izvinenie)
iz-vee-nee-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
förlåt
for-laut
SWKiswahili
msamaha
m-sa-ha-ha
TAதமிழ்
சாரி (saari)
sa-a-ree
TEతెలుగు
క్షమాపణ (kṣmāpaṇa)
ksh-ma-pa-na
THไทย
ขอโทษ (khor tot)
kor tot
TLTL
paumanhin
pa-oo-man-hin
UKУкраїнська
вибачте (vybachte)
vi-bach-teh
URاردو
معافی (maafī)
ma-a-fee
VITiếng Việt
lỗi xin lỗi
loi xin loi
ZH中文
道歉 (dàoqiàn)
dao qi an
ZUZU
siyabonga
see-ya-bon-ga