Remorse \Re*morse"\ (r?*m?rs"), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F.
remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite
again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite.
See Morsel.]
1. 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. "Nero will be tainted
with remorse." --Shak.
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2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
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Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse. --Dryden.
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But evermore it seem'd an easier thing
At once without remorse to strike her dead.
--Tennyson.
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Syn: Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See
Compunction.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
remorse
n : a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction,
self-reproach]
WordNet (r) 2.0
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "remorse":
anxiety, apologies, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, bitterness,
compunction, contriteness, contrition, embarrassment, grief, guilt,
guilty conscience, humiliation, mortification, pangs of conscience,
penance, penitence, penitently, regret, regretfulness, regrets,
regretting, remorse of conscience, remorsefulness, repentance,
repining, rue, ruefulness, self-reproach, shame, shamefacedness,
shamefastness, shamefulness, sorriness, sorrow, wistfulness, woe
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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