excuse vs mitigation

mitigation vs excuse

excuse and mitigation both are nouns.

excuse is a verb but mitigation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excuse	Yes	No	Yes	No
mitigation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mitigation is a hyponym of excuse; that is, mitigation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excuse:

excuse: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
mitigation: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

Other hyponyms of excuse include extenuation.

excuse (noun)	mitigation (noun)
a poor example	to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
a note explaining an absence	a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

excuse (verb)	mitigation (verb)
accept an excuse for
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
grant exemption or release to
ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Difference between excuse and mitigation

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