n06741305
type | n |
lex_filenum | 10 |
def | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
examples | he kept finding excuses to stay every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job his transparent self-justification was unacceptable |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | defense, defence, vindication |
Derivationally related form | alibi → alibi |
Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse; excuse → excuse; excuse → excuse |
Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse |
Hyponym | extenuation, mitigation |
Incoming links | |
Hyponym | defense, defence, vindication |
Hypernym | extenuation, mitigation |
Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse; excuse → excuse; excuse → excuse |
Derivationally related form | alibi → alibi |
Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse |
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