remorse

[ ri-mawrs ]
/ rɪˈmɔrs /
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noun

deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
Obsolete. pity; compassion.

Origin of remorse

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French remors < Medieval Latin remorsus, equivalent to Latin remord(ere) to bite again, vex, nag ( re- re- + mordere to bite) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > s; see mordant

OTHER WORDS FROM remorse

pre·re·morse, noun

Words nearby remorse

remonstrant, remonstrate, remontant, remontoir, remora, remorse, remorseful, remorseless, remortgage, remote, remote access

Words related to remorse

pity, penance, regret, compassion, sorrow, repentance, contrition, grief, shame, guilt, anguish, compunction, penitence, rue, contriteness, attrition, self-reproach

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British Dictionary definitions for remorse

remorse
/ (rɪˈmɔːs) /

noun

a sense of deep regret and guilt for some misdeed
compunction; pity; compassion

Derived forms of remorse

remorseful, adjective remorsefully, adverb remorsefulness, noun

Word Origin for remorse

C14: from Medieval Latin remorsus a gnawing, from Latin remordēre to bite again, from re- + mordēre to bite