remorseful

C2
US /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/
adj Freq #38456

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Feeling or filled with remorse.

    He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.

  2. 2
    adj

    Expressing or caused by remorse.

    There was a remorseful look on her face.

  3. 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
Related forms remorseremorsefullyremorsefulness

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