Self-justification (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's self-justification for the scandal was met with widespread skepticism from the public.
- Her excuse for not showing up to the meeting was just a weak attempt at self-justification.
- After breaking his promise to donate to charity, he spent hours crafting a self-justification to share with his friends.
- The company's self-justification for the environmental disaster was seen as insincere and tone-deaf.
- His self-justification for cheating on the test was that everyone else was doing it, but the teacher wasn't buying it.