remorseful — feeling deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: feeling deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈmɔːrsfəl/
Example Sentences
- The student looked remorseful after accidentally deleting his classmate's project file.
- My cat seemed remorseful after knocking over my coffee mug, but I suspect it was just hungry.
- He wrote a remorseful apology letter to his ex-girlfriend, but she had already changed her number.
remorseful
ADJECTIVE[/rɪˈmɔːrsfəl/]
feeling deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
feeling deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
Once forceful in war, now resourceful and remorseful
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'remordere', meaning 'to bite again' or 'to bite back'. The word metaphorically expresses the sensation of conscience gnawing or repeatedly biting at one's mind, capturing the persistent sting of guilt or regret.
Breakdown
re- (again) + mordere (to bite) → remorse (regret, literally 'biting back') + -ful (adjective suffix meaning 'full of'). The sense evolved from the physical action of biting to the emotional experience of being tormented by guilt.
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📝Examples
“The student looked remorseful after accidentally deleting his classmate's project file.”
“My cat seemed remorseful after knocking over my coffee mug, but I suspect it was just hungry.”
“He wrote a remorseful apology letter to his ex-girlfriend, but she had already changed her number.”
“The defendant appeared genuinely remorseful during the trial.”
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