self-justifying

ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstɪfaɪɪŋ

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Definition of self-justifying - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

excuse

Rare

trying to explain why something is right

Rare

He gave a self-justifying reason for being late.

excusing

rationalizing

defensive behavior

Rare

defending one's actions unnecessarily

Rare

He gave a self-justifying explanation for his lateness.

self-defensive

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Origin of self-justifying

Latin, self (self) + justificare (to justify)

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art

belief that art is self-justifying

Examples of self-justifying in a sentence

The report was filled with self-justifying statements.
Her self-justifying tone annoyed everyone in the room.

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French:auto-justificatif, autojustifiant, ...
German:selbstrechtfertigend, ...
Italian:auto-giustificante, auto-giustificativo, ...
Spanish:autocomplaciente, justificativo, ...
Portuguese:auto-justificativo, defensivo, ...
Chinese:自我辩解的, 自圆其说, ...
Japanese:自己正当化の, 自己正当化する, ...
Arabic:مُبَرِّر لِنَفْسِهِ, مدافع عن نفسه, ...
Hebrew:מַצְדִּיק אֶת עַצְמוֹ, מִתְגּוֹנֵן, ...
Russian:самооправдательный, ...
Ukrainian:самовиправдовувальний, самовиправдовуючий, ...
Hindi:स्वयं औचित्यपूर्ण, आत्म-औचित्यपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:আত্ম-ন্যায্যতাসূচক, আত্ম-ন্যায্যতা, ...
Catalan:autojustificatiu, defensiu, ...
Czech:sebeospravedlňující, ospravedlňující, ...
Danish:selvretfærdig, selvretfærdiggørende, ...
Dutch:zelfrechtvaardigend, verdedigend, ...
Greek:αυτοδικαιολογητικός, αυτοδικαιολογητική, ...
Hungarian:önigazoló, ...
Khmer:បកស្រាយដើម្បីបង្ហាញថាខ្លួនត្រូវ, ដែលព្យាយាមបកស្រាយដើម្បីការពារទង្វើរបស់ខ្លួន, ...
Korean:자기 합리화하는, 자기 변호하는, ...
Persian:توجیه‌کننده, توجیه‌گرانه, ...
Polish:usprawiedliwiający, samousprawiedliwiający, ...
Portuguese (BR):autojustificativo, autodefensivo, ...
Romanian:justificativ, ...
Swedish:självrättfärdigande, ...
Thai:แก้ตัว, ปกป้องตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendini haklı çıkaran, savunmacı, ...
Vietnamese:biện minh, tự bảo vệ, ...

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Definition of self-justifying - Reverso English Dictionary

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