bortförklaring

== Swedish == === Etymology === From bortförklara (“explain away”) +‎ -ing. === Noun === bortförklaring c excuse (inferior explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness) ==== Declension ==== === References === “bortförklaring”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bortförklaring”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)