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Remorse : (noun)
1: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction,
self-reproach]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Remorse : \Re*morse"\ (r?*m?rs"), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F.
remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite
again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- _ mordere to bite.
See Morsel.]
1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of
guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or
for the sins of one's past life. ``Nero will be tainted
with remorse.'' --Shak.
2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse. --Dryden.
But evermore it seem'd an easier thing At once
without remorse to strike her dead. --Tennyson.
Syn: Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See
Compunction.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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