Excuse vs. Reason

Excuse vs. Reason — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Excuse and Reason

Excuseverb

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon.

I excused him his transgressions.

Reasonnoun

A cause:

Excuseverb

(transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.

May I be excused from the table?I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.

Reasonnoun

That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted.

Excuseverb

(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.

You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!

Reasonnoun

A motive for an action or a determination.

The reason I robbed the bank was that I needed the money.If you don't give me a reason to go with you, I won't.
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Excuseverb

To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.

Reasonnoun

An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.

Excusenoun

Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!

Reasonnoun

(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.

Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.

Excusenoun

(legal) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.

Reasonnoun

(obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.

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Excusenoun

, poor or lame}} An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.

That thing is a poor excuse for a gingerbread man. Hasn't anyone taught you how to bake?He's a sorry excuse of a doctor.

Reasonnoun

Ratio; proportion.

Excusenoun

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.;

he kept finding excuses to stayevery day he had a new alibi for not getting a jobhis transparent self-justification was unacceptable

Reasonverb

(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational

Excusenoun

a note explaining an absence;

he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him

Reasonverb

(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

Excusenoun

a poor example;

it was an apology for a meala poor excuse for an automobile

Reasonverb

(intransitive) To converse; to compare opinions.

Excuseverb

accept an excuse for;

Please excuse my dirty hands

Reasonverb

(transitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.

I reasoned the matter with my friend.

Excuseverb

grant exemption or release to;

Please excuse me from this class

Reasonverb

To support with reasons, as a request.

Excuseverb

serve as a reason or cause or justification of;

Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at workHer recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again

Reasonverb

(transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.

to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan

Excuseverb

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;

rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behaviorhe rationalized his lack of success

Reasonverb

To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.

to reason down a passion

Excuseverb

ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Reasonverb

To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.

to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon'''

Excuseverb

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;

excuse someone's behaviorShe condoned her husband's occasional infidelities

Reasonnoun

a rational motive for a belief or action;

the reason that war was declaredthe grounds for their declaration

Reasonnoun

an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon;

the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly

Reasonnoun

the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;

we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil

Reasonnoun

the state of having good sense and sound judgment;

his rationality may have been impairedhe had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions

Reasonnoun

a justification for something existing or happening;

he had no cause to complainthey had good reason to rejoice

Reasonnoun

a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion;

there is reason to believe he is lying

Reasonverb

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion;

We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house

Reasonverb

present reasons and arguments

Reasonverb

think logically;

The children must learn to reason