impenitence
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9.9
- noun
- /ɪmˈpɛnɪtəns/
- Formal
- 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
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What impenitence.
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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.
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Despite the evidence against him, his impenitence made him refuse to apologize.
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The teacher was frustrated by the student's blatant impenitence regarding his misbehavior.
Synonyms
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9.0
Not feeling pity or regret for other people's suffering
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8.9
Not feeling sorry or guilty for something bad you did
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9.9
Not feeling sorry after doing something wrong
Antonyms
How Remorseful
- Formal
19
8.4
139
4.5
632
1.2
- Formal
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9.9
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9.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.