nounnon-apologies, non-apology apologies

• A statement that takes the form of an apology but does not constitute an acknowledgement of responsibility or regret for what has caused offence or upset.

  ‘he issued a non-apology hinting that the reader was at fault’

  More example sentences

  • ‘what we have here is a variant on the classic non-apology: sorry if we upset you’
  • ‘he responded with a non-apology apology, tweeting “sorry I didn't bow down to you”’