Excuse (Noun)
Meaning 1
A poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
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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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
A note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.