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remorselessness

remorselessness

9.0
Not feeling pity or regret for other people's suffering
  • noun
  • /rɪˈmɔrs.ləs.nəs/
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  • 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

unrepentance
vsremorselessness
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
9.9

Not feeling sorry after doing something wrong

describes lack of feeling, not the active refusal to repent
pitilessness
vsremorselessness
8.3

A lack of pity or mercy for other people

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

Antonyms

compassion
423 2.7

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

remorse
156 4.5

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

How Remorseful

contrition
  • Formal
19 8.4
remorse
156 4.5
indifference
71 4.6
callousness
6 7.4
remorselessness
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.