remorseful

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling guilty and sorry about something wrong you did.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Expressing or caused by remorse.

Examples

  • Sami was very remorseful and he told the truth.

  • Dan didn't even appear remorseful.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Feeling or filled with remorse.

More examples

In context

  • He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.

  • There was a remorseful look on her face.

  • Tom is remorseful, isn't he?

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Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From remorse + -ful.