Definitions

remorse

[ri-mawrs] / rɪˈmɔrs /

NOUN

guilty or bad conscience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish compassion contrition grief guilt penance pity regret repentance shame sorrow

STRONG

attrition compunction contriteness penitence rue ruefulness self-reproach

WEAK

pangs of conscience penitency remorsefulness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happiness indifference joy meanness mercilessness

WEAK

good conscience remorselessness satisfaction

Example Sentences

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The bottom row of the vision test spelled out a word, very faintly: REMORSE, REGRET, one of the two.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

If I did not know her to be pure as heaven's snow, I would have said it was a REMORSE.

From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American by Hawthorne, Julian

And then, gradually, to the ever-increasing agony of the body, came the anguish of REMORSE.

From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert

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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25

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"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe

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