remorse
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4.5
- noun
- /rɪˈmɔrs/
- Don't you feel remorse for what you have done?
- guilt and remorse
- express remorse
- show remorse
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Watch on YouTubeThey don't feel remorse, they just don't feel OK.
- They don't feel remorse, they just don't feel OK.
- But there's, you know, survivor's remorse that comes with it.
- And the sad thing is a lot of people will have buyer's remorse on this situation.
- Total buyer's remorse on the whole thing.
- Not everyone shows remorse and not everyone seeks redemption.
- It's just no remorse, no explanation.
- Any story like that today would certainly be told with with great remorse and consternation.
- They come in the form of regret, guilt, and remorse.
- She must have lived a life of so much guilt and remorse.
- Soon as I swipe my card, I got buyer's remorse.
- And, and I do see, you know, that you've got a lot of remorse for what you've done.
- And you know what I hear a lot of is the students talking about survivor's remorse, right?
- And you yourself may live with remorse, guilt, grief, anger, self blame and shame.
- We wouldn't feel any buyer's remorse buying this one for a build that specifically wants this.
Examples
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She felt a deep remorse for lying to her best friend.
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Does his remorse make it easier for me?
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Are you suffering from buyer's remorse or something?
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Lily thought of the rule: Did the defendant show remorse for his or her actions?
Fiction book (1993) -
Five of the six mothers showed remorse and a sense of responsibility for their role in the placement.
Academic text (2006) -
You know, Ferrie was the only one to express any kind of remorse about the whole thing.
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Well, I see that you're overwhelmed with remorse.
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John's devastated, racked with remorse and totally cut off from his friends.
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I can't imagine him tormenting himself with guilt and remorse the way I do.
Fiction book (1991) -
After realizing the pain he caused, he was filled with remorse for his actions.
Synonyms
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2.3
A painful feeling of guilt and embarrassment about something you did wrong
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2.4
A feeling of being sorry and responsible for doing something wrong
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6.6
A feeling of deep regret and a wish to change after doing wrong
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8.4
A deep feeling of regret and sorrow for something you did wrong
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4.2
A feeling of being sorry and worried after doing something wrong
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9.6
A feeling of guilt that stops you from doing something bad or follows it
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3.9
Feeling sorry and responsible for doing something wrong
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6.1
A sudden sharp feeling of regret about something you did or did not do
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5.0
A sudden sharp feeling of guilt
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4.9
A feeling that you did something wrong or illegal
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7.1
A feeling of blaming yourself for something you did wrong
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7.0
A sudden strong feeling of being sorry for something you did
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8.4
A deep feeling of regret and sorrow for doing something wrong
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8.4
A feeling of sadness and regret about a past mistake
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Etymology
Remorse comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and mordere 'to bite', so it originally meant being 'bitten again' by guilt. That's why Remorse is a deep, painful feeling of regret that keeps 'biting' you and coming back.