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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Page consults Martha Stout’s book “The Sociopath Next Door” to understand the character’s lack of empathy and remorse.

From Los Angeles Times

Her lump of coal “spoke of guilt and remorse . . . ‘I have become the greatest enemy of your time.’”

From The Wall Street Journal

But her death undid him, and he found his love for Emma reawakened by remorse.

From The Wall Street Journal

But prosecutors argue that Yoon's lack of remorse is grounds for an even more severe penalty.

From BBC

But I couldn’t muster even a faint hiccup of remorse to see the backside of that man.

From Literature