remorseful
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remorseful
- /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/
Where it comes from
From remorse + -ful.
adjective more remorseful · most remorseful
- Feeling or filled with remorse. He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.
- Expressing or caused by remorse. There was a remorseful look on her face.
Similar: penitent, apologetic, regretful, remorseful, repentant, contrite, guilt-ridden · Opposite: remorseless, unremorseful, unrepentant, impenitent, obdurate, recidivistic, unapologetic, unbowed, uncontrite, unreformed
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adjective
Similar: penitent, apologetic, regretful, remorseful, repentant, contrite, guilt-ridden · Opposite: remorseless, unremorseful, unrepentant, impenitent, obdurate, recidivistic, unapologetic, unbowed, uncontrite, unreformed
Translations
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adj feeling or filled with remorse
| Español | arrepentido, remordiente |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | reuevoll, reumütig, reuig |
adj expressing or caused by remorse
| Español | compungido |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | reuevoll, reumütig, reuig |
Talk about this word "remorseful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/remorseful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. remorseful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/remorseful "remorseful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/remorseful.Cite this
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title = {remorseful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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