Apologia — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐbˌaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈɒlədʒəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈɒlədʒəɹ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐbˌaɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

apology

Word Forms

apologetic	adjective	offering or expressing apology
apologist	noun	a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
apologise	verb	defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Apologie

eine formelle schriftliche Verteidigung von etwas, an das Sie fest glauben

🇫🇷French

apologie

une défense écrite formelle de quelque chose en quoi vous croyez fermement

🇪🇸Spanish

apología

una defensa formal por escrito de algo en lo que cree firmemente

🇳🇱Dutch

apologie

een formele schriftelijke verdediging van iets waar je sterk in gelooft

🇷🇺Russian

извинение

официальная письменная защита того, во что вы твердо верите

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एपोलोजिया

जिस चीज़ पर आप दृढ़ता से विश्वास करते हैं उसका औपचारिक लिखित बचाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমাপ্রার্থনা

আপনি দৃঢ়ভাবে বিশ্বাস করেন এমন কিছুর একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক লিখিত প্রতিরক্ষা

🇮🇳Tamil

மன்னிப்பு

நீங்கள் உறுதியாக நம்பும் ஒன்றின் முறையான எழுத்துப்பூர்வ பாதுகாப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షమాపణ

మీరు బలంగా విశ్వసించే దాని యొక్క అధికారిక వ్రాతపూర్వక రక్షణ

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमायाचना

तुमचा ठामपणे विश्वास असलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचा औपचारिक लिखित बचाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

માફી

તમે ભારપૂર્વક માનો છો તેવી કોઈ વસ્તુનો ઔપચારિક લેખિત બચાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚನೆ

ನೀವು ಬಲವಾಗಿ ನಂಬುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಲಿಖಿತ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷമാപണം

നിങ്ങൾ ശക്തമായി വിശ്വസിക്കുന്ന ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ഔപചാരികമായ രേഖാമൂലമുള്ള പ്രതിരോധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਆਫੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਬਚਾਅ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

معذرت

کسی چیز کا باضابطہ تحریری دفاع جس پر آپ پختہ یقین رکھتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

道歉

对您坚信的事物的正式书面辩护

🇯🇵Japanese

謝罪

あなたが強く信じていることについての正式な書面による弁明

🇰🇷Korean

사과

당신이 강력하게 믿는 것에 대한 공식적인 서면 변호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời xin lỗi

một văn bản bảo vệ chính thức về điều gì đó mà bạn tin tưởng mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ขอโทษ

การป้องกันเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรอย่างเป็นทางการของสิ่งที่คุณเชื่ออย่างยิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

permintaan maaf

pembelaan tertulis formal atas sesuatu yang sangat Anda yakini

🇵🇭Filipino

paghingi ng tawad

isang pormal na nakasulat na pagtatanggol sa isang bagay na lubos mong pinaniniwalaan

🇲🇾Malay

minta maaf

pembelaan bertulis rasmi tentang sesuatu yang anda percayai dengan kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعتذار

دفاع كتابي رسمي عن شيء تؤمن به بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

عذرخواهی

دفاع کتبی رسمی از چیزی که شدیداً به آن اعتقاد دارید

🇹🇷Turkish

özür

Güçlü bir şekilde inandığınız bir şeyin resmi yazılı savunması

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנצלות

הגנה רשמית בכתב על משהו שאתה מאמין בו מאוד

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The primary meaning of 'apologia' is 'a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly'.

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