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self-justification N

self-justification

самооправда́ние nt

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His tome follows the familiar pattern -- a mix of intriguing insights into politics and economics, a measure of self-justification, and the settling of scores. www.telegraph.co.uk

The fulfilment of the dream was postponed for another day although the urge for self-justification persisted. www.independent.co.uk

The self-justification of the ambitious husband had no doubt a satirical and political aim. en.wikipedia.org

They certainly have an increased urgency, even stridency, of self-justification, self-pity, self-exposure, which is thrilling. www.telegraph.co.uk

Could the idea that every person, small child and revered priest alike, was innately a sinner, have fostered self-justification, false forgiveness and institutional cover-ups? theconversation.com

In fact the entire album serves as an apology or perhaps self-justification. www.palatinate.org.uk

This experiment shows potential dangers of self-justification. en.wikipedia.org

About former members he states that some of these adult members who are prone to bias sometimes learn to rehearse an atrocity story to meet their need for self-justification. en.wikipedia.org

To keep viewing themselves in a positive light, individuals may rationalize unethical or corrupt decision-making using the aforementioned self-justification strategies. en.wikipedia.org

Internal self-justification helps make the negative outcomes more tolerable and is usually elicited by hedonistic dissonance. en.wikipedia.org

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