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re·morse

(rĭ-môrs′)

1. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret. See Synonyms at penitence.

2. Obsolete Compassion.

[Middle English remors, from Old French, from Medieval Latin remorsum, from neuter past participle of Latin remordēre, to torment : re-, re- + mordēre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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remorse

(rɪˈmɔːs)

1. a sense of deep regret and guilt for some misdeed

2. compunction; pity; compassion

[C14: from Medieval Latin remorsus a gnawing, from Latin remordēre to bite again, from re- + mordēre to bite]

reˈmorseful adj

reˈmorsefully adv

reˈmorsefulness n

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re•morse

(rɪˈmɔrs)

n.

1. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing.

2. Obs. pity; compassion.

[1325–75; < Middle French remors < Medieval Latin remorsus < Latin remordere to bite again, vex (re- re- + mordere to bite)]

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Noun

remorse - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

compunction, self-reproach

regret, ruefulness, sorrow, rue - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

guilt feelings, guilt trip, guilty conscience, guilt - remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

penance, penitence, repentance - remorse for your past conduct

remorse

noun regret, shame, guilt, pity, grief, compassion, sorrow, anguish, repentance, contrition, compunction, penitence, self-reproach, pangs of conscience, ruefulness, bad or guilty conscience He has shown no remorse for his actions.

Quotations
"remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid" [William Cowper The Progress of Error]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

remorse

noun

A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds:

compunction, contriteness, contrition, penitence, penitency, remorsefulness, repentance, rue.

Theology: attrition.

Translations

تَبْكيت الضَّميرنَدَم

výčitky svědomí

angersamvittighedskval

tunnontuskat

kajanje

iîrun

rimorso

良心の呵責

깊은 후회

jaučiantis sąžinės graužimąsąžinės graužimassu apgailestavimu

nožēlasirdsapziņas pārmetumi

wroeging

anger selvbebreidelse

wyrzuty sumienia

remorso

раскаяние

výčitky svedomia

ånger

การสำนึกผิด

pişmanlık vicdan azabı

sự ăn năn

悔恨懊悔自责

remorse

[rɪˈmɔːs] N (= regret) → remordimiento m
without remorse → sin remordimientos
to feel remorse → arrepentirse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

remorse

[rɪˈmɔː^rs] n → remords m
He showed no remorse → Il n'a manifesté aucun remords.
to be filled with remorse → être plein(e) de remords

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

remorse

n → Reue f (→ at, over über +acc); he is completely without remorse → er zeigt überhaupt keine Reue; without remorse (= merciless) → erbarmungslos

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

remorse

[rɪˈmɔːs] n → rimorso
without remorse → senza pietà

remorse

(rəˈmoːs) noun

regret about something wrong or bad which one has done.

reˈmorseful adjective

feeling remorse.

reˈmorsefully adverb

reˈmorseless adjective

cruel; without pity. a remorseless tyrant.

reˈmorselessly adverb

remorse

→ نَدَم výčitky svědomí samvittighedskval Reue τύψεις remordimiento tunnontuskat remords kajanje rimorso 良心の呵責 깊은 후회 wroeging anger wyrzuty sumienia remorso раскаяние ånger การสำนึกผิด vicdan azabı sự ăn năn 懊悔

remorse

n. remordimiento.

remorse

n remordimiento, arrepentimiento

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The blood flowed freely in my veins, but a weight of despair and remorse pressed on my heart which nothing could remove.

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But remorse is not thus banished; like Virgil's wounded hero, he carried the arrow in his wound, and, arrived at the salon, Villefort uttered a sigh that was almost a sob, and sank into a chair.

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The months after Oniton, whatever minor troubles they might bring him, were all overshadowed by Remorse. When Helen looked back she could philosophize, or she could look into the future and plan for her child.

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"MY boy," said an aged Father to his fiery and disobedient Son, "a hot temper is the soil of remorse. Promise me that when next you are angry you will count one hundred before you move or speak."

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But among the conflicting sensations which assailed her, there was neither shame nor remorse. There was a dull pang of regret because it was not the kiss of love which had inflamed her, because it was not love which had held this cup of life to her lips.

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In the bitterness of his remorse he swore that he would never leave the kennel until his children came back.

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Dreams were particularly sweet and vivid after a spell of dissipation; they came with remorse and with tears, with curses and transports.