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单词 remorsefulness
释义

remorseful

adjective

re·​morse·​ful ri-ˈmȯrs-fəl How to pronounce remorseful (audio)
: motivated or marked by remorse
remorsefully
ri-ˈmȯrs-fə-lē How to pronounce remorseful (audio)
adverb
remorsefulness noun

Synonyms

  • apologetic
  • compunctious
  • contrite
  • penitent
  • regretful
  • repentant
  • rueful
  • sorry
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Example Sentences

was remorseful about all the trouble that he had caused in the family
Recent Examples on the Web Like most fast food, the Impossible Chick'n Sandwich left me feeling a bit remorseful afterward. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 Shuri will supposedly meet a remorseful Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) in the Ancestral Plane. Chris Smith, BGR, 27 July 2022 Their keepers say the bison have distinct personalities and changing moods; on a bad day, Haydes has been known to take his bucket of food and fling it around the field (and then appear remorseful when his dinner is soggy). Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson had asked for 20 years, arguing that Chauvin was remorseful and would make that clear to the court. Steve Karnowski, ajc, 7 July 2022 Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson had asked for 20 years, arguing that Chauvin was remorseful and would make that clear to the court. Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson had asked for 20 years, arguing that Chauvin was remorseful and would make that clear to the court. Steve Karnowski, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson had asked for 20 years, arguing that Chauvin was remorseful and would make that clear to the court. Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022 Masipa described him as a broken man that was clearly remorseful. Fox News, 8 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

remorsefulness

noun

as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing he was gnawed by an unrelenting remorsefulness for the pain that he had caused people

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • remorse
  • guilt
  • regret
  • shame
  • repentance
  • penitence
  • sadness
  • contrition
  • grief
  • contriteness
  • rue
  • blame
  • sorrow
  • apology
  • self-reproach
  • anguish
  • culpability
  • responsibility
  • compunction
  • mea culpa
  • embarrassment
  • ruth
  • chagrin
  • qualm
  • distress
  • prick
  • scruple
  • misgiving
  • fault
  • bloodguiltiness
  • liability
  • rap
  • excuses
  • bloodguilt
  • hand-wringing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • impenitence
  • remorselessness
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