contriteadjective
uk/kənˈtraɪt/us/ˈkɑːn.traɪt/formalfeeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done:
a contrite apology/expression
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Sadness and regret
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter
- bring a lump to/have a lump in your throat idiom
- broken-hearted
- gloom
- gloomy
- guilt complex
- guilt trip
- guilt-ridden
- guilt trip
- heartache
- lament
- melancholy
- mourn
- rue the day idiom
- rueful
- sackcloth
- sad
- sadly
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contritely
adverb uk/kənˈtraɪt.li/us/ˈkɑːn.traɪt.li/
contrition
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈtrɪʃ.ən/us/kɑːnˈtrɪʃ.ən/