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remorsenoun a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoinghe felt a deep remorse for having neglected his family over the years contriteness, contrition, guilt, penitence, regret, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, self-reproach, shame compunction, misgiving, prick, qualm, scrupleblame, culpability, faultliability, rap, responsibilitychagrin, embarrassmentanguish, distress, grief, ruth, sadness, sorrowbloodguilt, bloodguiltinessapology, excuses, hand-wringing, mea culpa impenitence, remorselessness penitence, repentance, contrition, compunction, remorse mean regret for sin or wrongdoing.penitence implies sad and humble realization of and regret for one's misdeeds.absolution is dependent upon sincere penitence repentance adds the implication of a resolve to change.repentance accompanied by a complete change of character contrition stresses the sorrowful regret that constitutes true penitence.tearful expressions of contrition compunction implies a painful sting of conscience especially for contemplated wrongdoing.had no compunctions about taking back what is mine remorse suggests prolonged and insistent self-reproach and mental anguish for past wrongs and especially for those whose consequences cannot be remedied.thieves untroubled by feelings of remorse in the 14th century |