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Synonyms for remorse
rɪˈmɔrsre·morse
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Wiktionary
remorsenoun
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
Synonyms:
compunction, penitence, agenbite, repentance, self-reproach, contritionremorsenoun
Sorrow; pity; compassion.
Synonyms:
agenbite, contrition, penitence, repentance, compunction, self-reproach
English Synonyms and Antonyms
remorse
Regret is sorrow for any painful or annoying matter. One is moved with penitence for wrong-doing. To speak of regret for a fault of our own marks it as slighter than one regarding which we should express penitence. Repentance is sorrow for sin with self-condemnation, and complete turning from the sin. Penitence is transient, and may involve no change of character or conduct. There may be sorrow without repentance, as for consequences only, but not repentance without sorrow. Compunction is a momentary sting of conscience, in view either of a past or of a contemplated act. Contrition is a subduing sorrow for sin, as against the divine holiness and love. Remorse is, as its derivation indicates, a biting or gnawing back of guilt upon the heart, with no turning of heart from the sin, and no suggestion of divine forgiveness.
Synonyms:
compunction, contriteness, contrition, penitence, regret, repentance, self-condemnation, sorrowAntonyms:
approval, comfort, complacency, content, hardness, impenitence, obduracy, obstinacy, self-approval, self-complacency, self-congratulation, stubbornnessPreposition:
Repentance of or in heart, or from the heart; repentance for sins; before or toward God; unto life.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
remorse
Synonyms:
compunction, anguish, self-condemnation, penitence, sting of conscienceAntonyms:
complacency, self-approval, self-congratulation
Princeton's WordNet
compunction, remorse, self-reproachnoun
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Synonyms:
self-reproof, self-reproach, compunction
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
remorsenoun
Synonyms:
penitence, compunction, contrition, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-reproach, reproach of conscience, stings of conscience, self-condemnation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
remorsenoun
Synonyms:
self-reproach, sorrow, regret, penitence, pity, compassion, sympathy
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "remorse":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#12121 | regret | |
#12311 | guilt | |
#14621 | sorrow | |
#26298 | repentance | |
#27991 | anguish | |
#34185 | remorse | |
#90464 | contrition | |
#110350 | penitence | |
#127151 | compunction |
How to use remorse in a sentence?
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida:
Prime Minister Abe, as the prime minister of Japan, once again expresses his feeling of heartfelt apology and remorse to all those who, as 'comfort women', experienced much suffering and incurred incurable psychological and physical wounds.
I'm angry, very, very angry, he has not shown a lick of remorse.
Remorse is the pain of sin.
He does have a lot of remorse.
The court has not generally blinked in cases where you've signed up for a deal and you get buyer's remorse and you try to walk away, the one stock and trade that we have as a judicial system is our willingness to enforce contracts so we're going to do that.
Translations for remorse
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- وخز الضمير, ندمArabic
- remordimentCatalan, Valencian
- lítostCzech
- anger, skyldfølelseDanish
- Gewissensbisse, ReueGerman
- τύψη, ενοχήGreek
- compunción, remordimientoSpanish
- tunnonvaiva, katumusFinnish
- componction, remordsFrench
- remordementos, remorsosGalician
- remorsoInterlingua
- rimorsoItalian
- 悔悟, 良心の呵責Japanese
- cōnscientiaLatin
- kaniawheatangaMāori
- berouwDutch
- angerNorwegian
- remordimento, remorsosPortuguese
- regret, remușcareRomanian
- раскаяние, угрызения совести, сожалениеRussian
- vicdan azabıTurkish
- 悔恨Chinese
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