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Noun: self-justification  self `jús-tu-fu'key-shun
  1. A defence of some offensive behaviour or some failure to keep a promise etc.
    "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
    - excuse, alibi, exculpation

Derived forms: self-justifications

Type of: account [], defence [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], vindication

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self-indulgently
self-inflicted
self-insurance
self-interest
self-interested
self-involved
selfish
selfish person
selfishly
selfishness
self-justification
self-knowledge
selfless
selflessly
selflessness
self-limited
self-loader
self-loading
self-locking
self-love
self-loving