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apology

MEANING: an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"

Hypernym Tree (apology is a type of)

acknowledgment, acknowledgement -- (a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
message, content, subject_matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about
communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
social_relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

Also See

credits -- (a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
receipt -- (an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
farewell, word_of_farewell -- (an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
greeting, salutation -- ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
aloha, ciao -- (an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp -- (grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
apology -- (an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
mea_culpa -- (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
condolence, commiseration -- (an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"
declination, regrets -- (a polite refusal of an invitation
admission -- (an acknowledgment of the truth of something
thanks -- (an acknowledgment of appreciation