remorsefulness

noun

Definition of remorsefulnessnext
as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing he was gnawed by an unrelenting remorsefulness for the pain that he had caused people

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remorsefulness
  1. remorse
  2. guilt
  3. regret
  4. shame
Noun
  • Latin Americans right now are having a little bit of buyer’s remorse.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Trump will also have a chance to address the court, which many defendants use as an opportunity to convince the judge of their remorse.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of remorse
Noun
  • An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 21-year-old man from Naperville was arrested on a warrant at 7:25 p.m. Jan. 11 in the 800 block of Springhill Circle.
    Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Cortland agreed to a consent decree in the case, which will resolve any claims against the company without admission of guilt, according to the Justice Department’s news release.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of guilt
Noun
  • Jonsson has no regrets and no desire to bring it back.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But Spencer made no apologies and offered no regrets.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of regret
Noun
  • The almost $200-dollar price tag might deter someone who isn’t a Beyoncé fan from buying this, and that’s a shame because this is actually quite nice.
    Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Comments in Hill’s upload ultimately support the unnamed girl and condemn the church for the public shame.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of shame
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