Exculpation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

the act of freeing from guilt or blame

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskəlpˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskəlpˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskəlpˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkskəlpˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he kept finding excuses to stay
every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
his transparent self-justification was unacceptable

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

self-justification alibi excuse

Parts of Speech

noun	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. “he kept finding excuses to stay”
noun	the act of freeing from guilt or blame

Word Forms

excuse	verb	excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
alibi	verb	exonerate by means of an alibi
exculpate	verb	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entschuldigung

eine Verteidigung eines beleidigenden Verhaltens oder einer Nichteinhaltung eines Versprechens usw.

🇫🇷French

disculpation

une défense d'un comportement offensant ou d'un non-respect d'une promesse, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

exculpación

una defensa de algún comportamiento ofensivo o algún incumplimiento de una promesa, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

discolpa

una difesa di qualche comportamento offensivo o di qualche mancato rispetto di una promessa ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

excuus

een verdediging van beledigend gedrag of het niet nakomen van een belofte enz.

🇵🇹Portuguese

desculpa

uma defesa de algum comportamento ofensivo ou de alguma falha no cumprimento de uma promessa, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

оправдание

защита какого-либо оскорбительного поведения или невыполнения обещания и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सफ़ाई देना

किसी आपत्तिजनक व्यवहार का बचाव या कोई वादा निभाने में विफलता आदि।

🇧🇩Bengali

বহিষ্কার

কিছু আপত্তিকর আচরণের প্রতিরক্ষা বা প্রতিশ্রুতি রাখতে কিছু ব্যর্থতা ইত্যাদি।

🇮🇳Tamil

விலக்குதல்

சில தாக்குதல் நடத்தையின் பாதுகாப்பு அல்லது வாக்குறுதியை நிறைவேற்றுவதில் தோல்வி போன்றவை.

🇮🇳Telugu

మినహాయింపు

కొన్ని అప్రియమైన ప్రవర్తన యొక్క రక్షణ లేదా వాగ్దానాన్ని నిలబెట్టుకోవడంలో కొంత వైఫల్యం మొదలైనవి.

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिष्कार

काही आक्षेपार्ह वर्तनाचा बचाव किंवा वचन पाळण्यात काही अपयश इ.

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહિષ્કાર

અમુક અપમાનજનક વર્તણૂકનો બચાવ અથવા વચન પાળવામાં નિષ્ફળતા વગેરે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ

ಕೆಲವು ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭರವಸೆಯನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕೆಲವು ವೈಫಲ್ಯ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

ചില കുറ്റകരമായ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രതിരോധം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വാഗ്ദാനം പാലിക്കുന്നതിൽ ചില പരാജയങ്ങൾ തുടങ്ങിയവ.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਦਖਲੀ

ਕੁਝ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦਾ ਬਚਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਆਦਿ।

🇵🇰Urdu

معافی

کچھ جارحانہ رویے کا دفاع یا وعدہ پورا کرنے میں ناکامی وغیرہ۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开脱

对某些冒犯行为或未能遵守承诺等的辩护。

🇯🇵Japanese

免除

攻撃的な行為や約束の不履行などに対する防御。

🇰🇷Korean

변명

공격적인 행동이나 약속 불이행 등에 대한 방어.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

minh oan

bào chữa cho một số hành vi xúc phạm hoặc một số hành vi không giữ lời hứa, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

การยกเว้น

การป้องกันพฤติกรรมที่น่ารังเกียจหรือการไม่รักษาสัญญา เป็นต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembenaran

pembelaan terhadap beberapa perilaku ofensif atau kegagalan menepati janji, dll.

🇲🇾Malay

pengucilan

pembelaan terhadap beberapa tingkah laku yang menyinggung perasaan atau kegagalan untuk menepati janji dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبرئة

الدفاع عن بعض السلوكيات الهجومية أو بعض الفشل في الوفاء بالوعد وما إلى ذلك.

🇮🇷Persian

تبرئه

دفاع از برخی رفتارهای توهین آمیز یا عدم پایبندی به وعده و غیره.

🇹🇷Turkish

aklanma

bazı saldırgan davranışların savunulması veya bir sözün tutulmaması vb.

🇮🇱Hebrew

זִכּוּי

הגנה על התנהגות התקפית כלשהי או אי עמידה בהבטחה וכו'.

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The primary meaning of 'exculpation' is 'a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.'.

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Using 'exculpation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'exculpation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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