ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRremorse
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remorse
Meaning: deep regret for a wrong one has committed
remorse in a sentence
How remorse is used in real sentences:
He felt remorse after realizing his joke had hurt his friend's feelings.
The driver showed no remorse even after admitting he had run the red light.
“She felt remorse because that confident statement had caused several residents to remove feeders during a cold week.”
— from the passage The Winter Choice
Synonyms for remorse
Other words for remorse — guilt, contrition and regret — carry the same meaning.
- guilt
- contrition
- regret
Where it comes from
From Latin remordere 'to bite back, torment'
Memory hook
RE-MORSE — like a wound that bites you again and again after you've done wrong.