DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
extenuation
/ɪk,stɛnju'eɪʃən/ · ɪkstɛnjueɪʃən
Extenuation has 5 syllables: ex · ten · u · a · tion.
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noun. A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
noun. To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
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