self-justification

self-jus·ti·fy·ing (slfjst-fng)

adj.

1. Making excuses for oneself or one's behavior.

2. Justifying text margins automatically: a self-justifying printer.

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self-justi·fi·cation (-jst-f-kshn) n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

self-justification - 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" exculpation, excuse, alibi vindication, defense, defence - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" extenuation, mitigation - a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances