Remorse

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  • noun. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret. synonym: penitence.
  • noun. Compassion.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Intense and painful regret due to a consciousness of guilt; the pain of a guilty conscience; deep regret with self-condemnation.
  • noun. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
  • noun. Synonyms Compunction, Regret, etc. (see repentance), self-reproach, self-condemnation, anguish, stings of conscience.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
  • noun. Sorrow; pity; compassion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
    • Word Usage
    "The reason that FNC is doing so well while some committed-left media operations are failing is what I call the remorse factor."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    regret  rue  ruefulness  sorrow  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    guilt  guilt feelings  guilt trip  guilty conscience  penance  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Corse  Force  Morse  Norse  bourse  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anguish  apprehension  dismay  embarrassment  envy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agenbite  anguish  anxiety  apologies  attrition  
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