remorse

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/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)s/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

deep, genuine, real

QUANT

pang, stab

VERB + REMORSE

be filled with, be full of, be overcome with, be stricken with, feel, have, suffer

He felt deep remorse after yelling at his best friend over something so trivial.

display, express, show

PREP

without ~

She left the party without remorse, even though she had hurt her friend's feelings.

~ at

She expressed deep remorse at the mistakes she had made during the project.

~ for

He felt deep remorse for hurting his friend's feelings with that careless comment.

~ over

He expressed deep remorse over his mistake during the meeting.

PHRASES

a feeling of remorse, tears of remorse

Definitions

noun

A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

In criminal proceedings, empirical studies have shown that remorse plays an important role in observers’ judgments of defendants.

Failure, disgrace, poverty, sorrow, despair, suffering, tears even, the broken words that come from lips in pain, remorse that makes one walk on thorns, conscience that condemns . . . —all these were things of which I was afraid.

Sorrow; pity; compassion.

This is the bloodiest shame, The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse.

verb

To experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.

And if we look abroad, to take a view of men as they are, we shall find that they remorse in one place, for doing or omitting that which others, in another place, think they merit by.

When they have accepted their advice and have some upleasant experience then they remorse.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

compunction
self-reproach

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

In criminal proceedings, empirical studies have shown that remorse plays an important role in observers’ judgments of defendants.

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This is the bloodiest shame, The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse.

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And if we look abroad, to take a view of men as they are, we shall find that they remorse in one place, for doing or omitting that which others, in another place, think they merit by.

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When they have accepted their advice and have some upleasant experience then they remorse.

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Then with godly sorrow they remorse with a humble heart, and they repent.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, remorse is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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