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mitigation vs self-justification

self-justification vs mitigation

mitigation and self-justification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mitigation Yes No No No
self-justification Yes No No No
As nouns, self-justification is a hypernym of mitigation; that is, self-justification is a word with a broader meaning than mitigation:
  • mitigation: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
  • self-justification: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
Other hypernyms of mitigation include alibi, exculpation, excuse.
mitigation (noun) self-justification (noun)
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 partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
Difference between mitigation and self-justification

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