extenuation

extenuation is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does extenuation mean?

  • 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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