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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Noun
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Go hard against the legal system, sure, but show remorse for the injured party.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025 -
Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Vietor, worried about guilt by association, turned it down.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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That guilt will weigh on my heart for the rest of my life.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish continues, exemplify this duality, engaging openly with universal human issues like ambition, mortality, regret, and reconciliation. Music, central to both conductors' lives, plays a significant role in Last Call.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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In Regretting You, a shocking car wreck takes the lives of two family members, unlocking a series of secrets, lies and regrets.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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My enemies, including Dalen, The self-checkout-monitor guy, Laugh me to shame.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s a shame, because egg farming is particularly cruel to animals.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Remorsefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remorsefulness. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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