Meaning

1 senses

  1. To experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.

Examples

99 sentences

  1. Tom felt no remorse whatsoever.

    Том не відчував взагалі жодного каяття. — deniko

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  2. He exhibited no remorse for his crime.

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  3. Tom felt remorse for what he had done.

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  4. I felt remorse for what I had done.

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  5. Tom expressed no remorse.

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Origin

First attested circa 14th century as Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from M

First attested circa 14th century as Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). More at remord.

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Forms

remorses, remorsing, remorsed, remorsed
Base formremorse · to remorse
3rd person singularremorses
Present participleremorsing
Past simpleremorsed
Past participleremorsed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyremorse
he, she, itremorses

Past simpleLesson

all personsremorsed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave remorsed
he, she, ithas remorsed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill remorse

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
remnantremodelremorsefulC2remoteA2

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