Assertion: apology | /r/UsedFor | refer to regret
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Apology is a word which generally refers to an expression of remorse, regret, or sorrow for having said or done something that harmed or has been perceived to have harmed another, or to those of apologetics, the discipline of developing defenses against criticisms through the systematic use of information, and even formal justifications of such actions, attitudes or stances, as others perceive to be undesirable or harmful; to apologize typically refers to acts of expressing remorse, but can also refer to the more formal acts of apologists, in defense or justification of particular intentions or actions.