1. remorse
noun. ['rɪˈmɔrs'] a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed).
Synonyms
- guilty conscience
- repentance
- penitence
- rue
- guilt feelings
- penance
- guilt trip
- compunction
- regret
- self-reproach
- ruefulness
- guilt
Antonyms
- joy
- accept
- innocence
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Words that Rhyme with Remorse
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How do you pronounce remorse?
Pronounce remorse as rɪˈmɔrs.
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Example sentences of the word remorse
1. Noun, singular or mass
Regardless of why you accused your brother, simply state your remorse and ask that he forgive you.
Quotes containing the word remorse
1. All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer.
- Ernest Hemingway
2. There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse.
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind
3. Remorse among Thieves When a caught thief shows remorse he says to himself,"I knew I should pull off that heist differently.
- Beryl Dov