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impenitence

impenitence

9.9
Not feeling sorry for something you did wrong
  • noun
  • /ɪmˈpɛnɪtəns/
  • Formal
translation icon : impenitencia
  • Indeed, the listener is aroused at the time of hearing admonitions; but when he leaves a gathering (in which) Allah is remembered, he returns to a (state) of impenitence and heedlessness.

Examples

  • What impenitence.

    The Egyptian (1954)

  • Erastus found that proposition to be both scriptural and practical; and he was convinced that to view the body politic any other way would simply increase hypocrisy and impenitence.

    Academic text (1990)

  • His impenitence after the crime shocked everyone in the community.

  • Despite the evidence against him, his impenitence made him refuse to apologize.

  • The teacher was frustrated by the student's blatant impenitence regarding his misbehavior.

Synonyms

impenitency
vsimpenitence
  • Formal
9.9

Not feeling sorry after doing something wrong

is the general state of unwillingness to repent without that explicit refusal
unrepentance
vsimpenitence
8.9

Not feeling sorry or guilty for something bad you did

is about unwillingness to repent rather than only lacking regret
remorselessness
vsimpenitence
9.0

Not feeling pity or regret for other people's suffering

is only about not feeling regret or refusing to repent, not lacking pity

Antonyms

repentance
31 6.6

A feeling of deep regret and a wish to change after doing wrong

contrition
  • Formal
19 8.4

A deep feeling of regret and sorrow for something you did wrong

How Remorseful

contrition
  • Formal
19 8.4
remorse
156 4.5
to regret
481 1.2
impenitence
  • Formal
9.9

Surface Forms

impenitence singular
impenitences plural

Morphology

impenitence = penitence (transparent) = im + penitence

The meaning is directly derived by negating the noun 'penitence' with the productive negative prefix 'im-': 'not feeling remorse'.

Etymology

Impenitence breaks into the part in- meaning 'not' and penitent meaning 'feeling sorry', the same root you see in penance. So impenitence literally means 'not feeling sorry' and describes someone unwilling to repent.