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
  • Other men have expressed no such remorse, instead treating the girls like trading cards and bragging about their access to them, The Times found by monitoring Telegram channels and other communications.
    Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Reeves apologized during his sentencing hearing, saying he was consumed by remorse.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of remorse
Noun
  • The enduring guilt from this defacement was what had sparked his lifelong devotion to the ruins’ conservation.
    Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Ellen both hates and enjoys these dreams, and thus, is riddled with guilt and self-hatred.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of guilt
Noun
  • Jonsson has no regrets and no desire to bring it back.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Lucy Liu has no regrets about standing up for herself, 25 years after her on set clash with Bill Murray.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 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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