What does remorse mean?
Definitions for remorse
rɪˈmɔrsre·morse
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Princeton's WordNet
compunction, remorse, self-reproachnoun
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Wiktionary
remorsenoun
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
remorsenoun
Sorrow; pity; compassion.
Etymology: First attested circa 14th century, from Old French remors, from Middle Latin remorsum, from Latin remordere "to torment, vex," literally "to bite back," from re- + mordere, "to bite."
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
REMORSEnoun
Etymology: remorsus, Lat.
Not that he believed they could be restrained from that impious act by any remorse of conscience, or that they had not wickedness enough to design and execute it. Edward Hyde.
Many little esteem of their own lives, yet, for remorse of their wives and children, would be withheld. Edmund Spenser.
Shylock, thou lead’st this fashion of thy malice
To the last hour of act; and then ’tis thought,
Thou’lt shew thy mercy and remorse more strange,
Than is thy strange apparent cruelty. William Shakespeare, Mer. of Ven.The rogues slighted me into the river, with as little remorse as they would have drowned a bitch’s blind puppies. William Shakespeare.
Curse on th’ unpard’ning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse; who rules by lion’s law. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Remorse
Remorse is a distressing emotion experienced by an individual who regrets actions which they have done in the past that they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or wrong. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment. When a person regrets an earlier action or failure to act, it may be because of remorse or in response to various other consequences, including being punished for the act or omission. People may express remorse through apologies, trying to repair the damage they've caused, or self-imposed punishments. In a legal context, the perceived remorse of an offender is assessed by Western justice systems during trials, sentencing, parole hearings, and in restorative justice. However, there are epistemological problems with assessing an offender's level of remorse.A person who is incapable of feeling remorse is often diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, as characterized in the DSM IV-TR. In general, a person needs to be unable to feel fear, as well as remorse, in order to develop psychopathic traits. Legal and business professions such as insurance have done research on the expression of remorse via apologies, primarily because of the potential litigation and financial implications.
Webster Dictionary
Remorsenoun
the anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life
Remorsenoun
sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion
Wikidata
Remorse
Remorse is an emotional expression of personal regret felt by a person after he or she has committed an act which they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or violent. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment. When a person regrets an earlier action or failure to act, it may be because of remorse or in response to various other consequences, including being punished for the act or omission. In a legal context, the perceived remorse of an offender is assessed by Western justice systems during trials, sentencing, parole hearings, and in restorative justice. However, it has been pointed out that epistemological problems arise in assessing an offender's level of remorse. A person who is incapable of feeling remorse is often labelled with antisocial personality disorder - as characterized in the DSM IV-TR. In general, a person needs to be unable to feel fear, as well as remorse, in order to develop psychopathic traits. Legal and business professions such as insurance have done research on the expression of remorse via apologies, primarily because of the potential litigation and financial implications.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Remorse
rē-mors′, n. the gnawing pain of anguish or guilt: (obs.) pity, softening.—v.t. Remord′ (obs.), to strike with remorse.—n. Remord′ency, compunction.—adj. Remorse′ful, full of remorse: compassionate.—adv. Remorse′fully.—n. Remorse′fulness, the state of being remorseful.—adj. Remorse′less, without remorse: cruel.—adv. Remorse′lessly.—n. Remorse′lessness. [O. Fr. remors (Fr. remords)—Low L. remorsus—L. remordēre, remorsum, to bite again—re-, again, mordēre, to bite.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
remorse
That feeling which we all have when the thing fails to work, and the world knows it. The form that failure takes when it has made a grab and got nothing.
Editors Contribution
remorsenoun
An overwhelming feeling of guilt, regret, disappointment, frustration in oneself for something you have done; often something that can't be changed.
I have never felt such an overwhelming sense of remorse for what I did.
Submitted by Soulwriter on July 7, 2021
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of remorse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of remorse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of remorse in a Sentence
He certainly talks about regret and remorse and the pain he caused, … It’s not like he hangs up the phone and there’s a whole support system there. He’s in prison. It was extremely difficult to get that interview… [but] he hung in there. That was not an easy ask, given his circumstances and given what we were asking him to relive.
I live with that. I live with the remorse, the pain I caused everybody, certainly my family, and the victims.
The defendant comes into court to be formally charged with murdering a little boy, murdering two women and a police officer, he has had months to reflect on the pain and suffering that he has caused. But when he's put in that holding cell, you cannot see a trace of remorse on his face. He paces, he fluffs his hair, and he makes obscene gestures at the marshals watching over him.
There is no remorse for immoral cowards, empathy is only reserved for the good.
I thought there is no way if he is guilty that he would go onto television and do an interview like that, i think the public already made their decision a long time ago, and thought he was guilty. I think him going on television, he didnt really give the public what they wanted in respect to actually having any remorse for these girls and things. I think thats why theres been a backlash.
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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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