self-jus·ti·fy·ing (s lf j st -f   ng)adj. 1. Making excuses for oneself or one's behavior. 2. Justifying text margins automatically: a self-justifying printer. self -justi·fi·cation (-jst-f-k shn) n. |
self-justification
n
the act or an instance of justifying or providing excuses for one's own behaviour, etc.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"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 |
Translations
self-justification [ˌselfˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → autojustificación f
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