self-justification

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

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
• Syn:
excuse, alibi, exculpation
• Derivationally related forms:
alibi (for: alibi), excuse (for: excuse)
• Hypernyms:
defense, defence, vindication
• Hyponyms:
extenuation, mitigation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  excuse, alibi, exculpation