remorse

CEFRB2

/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)s/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong feeling of guilt about something wrong you did.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Sorrow; pity; compassion.

Examples

  • He exhibited no remorse for his crime.

  • They show no remorse for their misdeeds, but continue to commit one crime after another.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.

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

More examples

In context

  • Tom felt remorse for what he had done.

  • 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.

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The criminal showed no blank for his actions, even after being sentenced.

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Origin

noun

First attested circa 14th century as Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). More at remord.