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remorse

[ ri-mawrs ]

noun

  1. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.

    Synonyms:

  2. Obsolete. pity; compassion.


remorse

/ ɪˈɔː /

noun

  1. a sense of deep regret and guilt for some misdeed
  2. compunction; pity; compassion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈǰڳܱ, adjective
  • ˈǰڳܱness, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • r·ǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of remorse1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English from Middle French remors from Medieval Latin remorsus, past participle of Latin 𳾴ǰŧ, “to bite back, vex, nag,” equivalent to Latin re- re- + ǰŧ “to bite” ( mordant )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of remorse1

C14: from Medieval Latin remorsus a gnawing, from Latin reǰŧ to bite again, from re- + ǰŧ to bite
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Synonym Study

See regret.
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Example Sentences

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The judge added that the defendant "showed absolutely no remorse" for her conduct and that she looked to "forcibly blame" the victim for what happened.

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Judge Paul Thomas, sentencing, said the girl had not shown remorse and had attacked the three for attention.

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He said he accepted Akins's remorse was genuine, but said his failure to admit his guilt at an earlier stage prolonged Mrs Daniel's "heartache and grief".

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Didion broke barriers, refusing to feel remorse over valuing her career above all else and forging a language that can only be described as Didionesque.

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"Nerys, I do not believe you will ever learn from this, you've had three years to show remorse and yet you have continued like this is an inconvenience to your life."

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