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impenitentnot feeling or showing regret for one's wrongdoing; unrepentant

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not feeling or showing regret for one's wrongdoing; unrepentant

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈpenɪtənt/

Korean meaning: 잘못에 대해 후회하지 않는, 뉘우치지 않는

Korean pronunciation: 임**페**니턴트

Example Sentences

  • Despite breaking his mom's favorite vase, Tommy remained impenitent and blamed the cat.
  • The impenitent student copied homework again after being caught cheating.
  • My impenitent brother ate my ice cream and asked if there was more in the freezer.

impenitent

ADJECTIVE

//ɪmˈpenɪtənt//

not feeling or showing regret for one's wrongdoing; unrepentant

impenitent concept
💡 Concept

not feeling or showing regret for one's wrongdoing; unrepentant

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impenitent rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The residents stay penitent, but the president remains impenitent

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪmˈpenɪtənt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈpenɪtənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixim--
Rootpenit
Suffix--ent

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, 'im-(아니다)' + 'paenitere(후회하다)'에서 유래했습니다. 중세 라틴어 시대부터 '후회하지 않는' 사람을 표현할 때 사용되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

penitentresidentpresident
penitent
resident
president

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Despite breaking his mom's favorite vase, Tommy remained impenitent and blamed the cat.

The impenitent student copied homework again after being caught cheating.

😄 Fun example

My impenitent brother ate my ice cream and asked if there was more in the freezer.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

unrepentantunremorsefuldefiantstubbornunapologetic

Antonyms

penitentrepentantremorseful

Related

repentancecontritionremorseregret