remorseful
C2
adj
Freq #38456
Meanings
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1
adj
Feeling or filled with remorse.
He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.
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2
adj
Expressing or caused by remorse.
There was a remorseful look on her face.
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3
adj
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Etymology
From remorse + -ful.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
adj
· feeling or expressing pain...
contrite
More
apologeticguilt-riddenpenitentregretfulrepentant
Opposites
impenitentobduraterecidivisticremorselessunapologeticunboweduncontriteunreformedunremorsefulunrepentant
Word family