Remorse

Definitions

1. A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
   countable, uncountable
2. Sorrow; pity; compassion.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In criminal proceedings, empirical studies have⟳ shown that remorse plays an important role in observers’ judgments of defendants.”

“Failure, disgrace, poverty, sorrow, despair, suffering, tears even, the broken words that come⟳ from lips in pain, remorse that makes one walk⟳ on thorns, conscience that condemns . . . —all these were things of which I was afraid.”

“This is the bloodiest shame, The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse.”

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