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

To feel strong dislike for or hostility toward, To be disinclined (to do something) out of politeness or a need to apologize, To feel hatred, transitive verb_ To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that, verb_ dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards, noun_ the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action, Hatred, Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc, a note explaining an absence, a poor example, verb_ defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning, transitive verb_ To make allowance for; overlook or forgive, To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense, To give permission to leave; release