extenuation
/ɪk,stɛnju'eɪʃən/
noun
11 letters5 syllables18 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
2
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
WORD FORMS
Related formextenuate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinextenuationway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllablesex · ten · u · a · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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