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
  • Perhaps to assuage the concerns of some Arab and Muslim Trump voters who may be having buyer's remorse, Trump recently appointed Massad Boulos, the Lebanese billionaire and his daughter's father-in-law, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Lee, the liberal party leader, has taken that lack of remorse as a sign that Yoon is gearing up for a second declaration of martial law.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of remorse
Noun
  • Chesebro, one of 19 defendants charged in the sprawling case, admitted guilt in October 2023 to a single count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Of the 58 cases CBS News identified where law enforcement officers were criminally charged with illegally selling their weapons, 56 of them either admitted guilt or were convicted; two have denied wrongdoing in ongoing cases.
    E.D. Cauchi, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of guilt
Noun
  • What marks the difference between success and regret in implementing AI?
    Patrick (PJ) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Meghan Trainor is sharing her cosmetic procedure regrets.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of regret
Noun
  • Perhaps some shame or embarrassment comes with the changing perceptions of both clubs on a personal level, but Steinbrenner isn’t his dad, who used to think spring training games against the Mets were must-win affairs and would surely be seething right now.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The series was built around Andy working her way up the ladder at the department, so for Station 19 to barely allow viewers to enjoy her being Captain and jump straight to Fire Chief is a shame.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of shame
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