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Meanings of making excuses in inglês

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A psychological defense mechanism in which controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation.

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Usage of making excuses in inglês
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Yet even as she was making excuses, she knew they weren't true.
The Necromancer
2
Don't think I'm making excuses-butthis isn't anything the COG's ever used.
Anvil Gate
3
Masters in the art of making excuses, they saw many insuperable obstacles.
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01
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He kept making excuses for leaving the carriage whenever the train stopped.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
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I should probably just quit making excuses and post the video huh?
Wired
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You keep making excuses about checking the mail and getting the newspaper.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
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All he did was scurry around making excuses and covering things up.
The Heiresses
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It is time to stop making excuses and take some responsibility.
The Guardian
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We want to reward good teachers and stop making excuses for bad ones.
Reuters
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He persisted in making excuses for her and in believing them.
The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel
11
He was not making excuses, and in the end Captain Trench was satisfied.
The Four Feathers
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He'd had enough of It whining and bleating and making excuses at home.
Career of Evil
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By no means am I making excuses for what Hart did.
Ebony
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This was as close as Agrippa would come to making excuses.
Lily of the Nile
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Daintree seemed to be making excuses for Mrs. Daintree and Simcox.
Our Casualty, and Other Stories / 1918
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It had the feel of a diversionary tactic, making excuses for Everton's underachievement.
The Guardian
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Translations for making excuses
Making excuses through the time
Making excuses across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common