remorselessness

1 9.0

Not feeling pity or regret for other people's suffering

noun
/rɪˈmɔrs.ləs.nəs/

: despiadadez

She displayed a chilling remorselessness when she refused to apologize for her actions.

Examples

Seevee's casual remorselessness.

Fiction book (2001)
His remorselessness made it easy for him to betray his friends without any guilt.
The remorselessness of the predator was evident as it hunted without hesitation.

Synonyms

pitilessness

vsremorselessness

1 8.3

A lack of pity or mercy for other people

covers lack of regret as well as absence of pity or compassion

unrepentance

vsremorselessness

1 8.9

Not feeling sorry or guilty for something bad you did

includes not only no regret but also lack of pity and compassion

impenitency

vsremorselessness

Formal

1 9.9

Not feeling sorry after doing something wrong

describes lack of feeling, not the active refusal to repent

Antonyms

compassion

344 2.7

A strong feeling of care for someone who is suffering and a wish to help them

remorse

139 4.5

A deep, painful feeling of regret and guilt after doing something wrong

How Remorseful

contrition

Formal

19 8.4

remorse

139 4.5

indifference

66 4.6

callousness

6 7.4

remorselessness

1 9.0

Surface Forms

remorselessness singular

remorselessnesses plural

Morphology

remorselessness = remorseless (transparent) = remorse + less + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'remorseless' by adding '-ness', yielding 'the state of being remorseless'.

Etymology

Remorselessness comes from remorse + -less + -ness, and remorse once gave the idea of being 'bitten' by guilt (from a Latin word meaning 'to bite'). So, remorselessness is the state of being without remorse, or not feeling pity, compassion, or regret.