Translations for „self-justifying“ in the English » German Dictionary

self-ˈjus·ti·fy·ing ADJ inv

self-justifying

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English

He is a reluctant fraud artist, an essentially decent man born into a family of self-justifying criminals.

www.theglobeandmail.com

In fact, they are wonderfully self-fulfilling and self-justifying.

www.independent.ie

We wanted to see a new era of openness with no attempt to be self-justifying or defensive.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I do wonder, though, if my own original instinct toward giving my almost 9-year-old freedom is a self-justifying one.

www.stuff.co.nz

Willie's soapy sanctimony is alternated with his self-justifying tales of his own fornication and other transgressions with very great skill.

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Curiously enough, there are those who behave quite dreadfully throughout their lives, but who are more easily forgiven because they are short on self-justifying excuses.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And that self-justifying approach is no longer tenable.

www.democracynow.org

You would expect the former exec of a colossal failure to self-justifying.

www.theregister.co.uk

Remember also that basic defenses of angry, self-justifying people are projection and denial.

psychcentral.com

It is a self-justifying mechanism, with the ultimate goal of justifying harm of an outgroup.

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