remorse

C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɹɪˈmɔɹs/ UK /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)s/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #9041

Meanings

1

noun
A deep feeling of guilt and regret for something wrong you have done.

He felt deep remorse for the pain he had caused his family.
2

verb
To feel deep regret or guilt for something.

She remorsed bitterly over the harsh words she had spoken.

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1 noun · a deep feeling of guilt and... repentanceself-reproach

More agenbitecompunction contrition guilt penitence rue ruth sorriness

Opposites

apathyirrepentancenonrepentanceunremorsefulnessunrepentance

Word family

Derived forms remorseless

Related forms apology mordant morsel remorseful remorsefully remorseless remorselessly

Etymology

First attested circa 14th century as Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). More at remord.

*(s)merd- Proto-Indo-European remors Middle English remorsus la-med remordeō Latin

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Emotions & Feelings Ethics & Social Judgment

# remorse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ɹɪˈmɔɹs
**IPA (UK):** ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)s
**Frequency rank:** 9041

## Meanings
1. A deep feeling of guilt and regret for something wrong you have done.
2. To feel deep regret or guilt for something.

## Examples
- He felt deep remorse for the pain he had caused his family.
- She remorsed bitterly over the harsh words she had spoken.

## Synonyms
- agenbite
- compunction
- contrition
- guilt
- penitence
- repentance
- rue
- ruth
- self-reproach
- sorriness

## Antonyms
- apathy
- irrepentance
- nonrepentance
- unremorsefulness
- unrepentance

## Derived Forms
- remorseless

## Related Forms
- apology
- mordant
- morsel
- remorseful
- remorsefully
- remorseless
- remorselessly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)merd-
- Root: remors
- Root: remorsus
- Root: remordeō

## Etymology
First attested circa 14th century as Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). More at remord.

## AI Etymology
Remorse is first attested circa 14th century as Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). More at remord. In present-day use, it can mean a deep feeling of guilt and regret for something wrong you have done, or to feel deep regret or guilt for something. Derived formations include remorseless.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Ethics & Social Judgment

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