Contriteness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being contrite; contrition.
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  • noun. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.
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  • noun. The state of being contrite.
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  • noun. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
    • Word Usage
    "His tone should at least have feigned contriteness, and an awareness of the problem does not excuse him of that."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    regret  rue  ruefulness  sorrow  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    contrition  
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