'Remorse' definitions:
Definition of 'remorse'
From: WordNet
noun
A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction, remorse, self-reproach]
Definition of 'Remorse'
From: GCIDE
- Remorse \Re*morse"\ (r?*m?rs"), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See Morsel.]
- 1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. "Nero will be tainted with remorse." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion. [1913 Webster]
- Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw To no remorse. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- But evermore it seem'd an easier thing At once without remorse to strike her dead. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See Compunction. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'remorse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anxiety,
- apologies,
- attrition,
- ayenbite of inwit,
- bitterness,
- compunction,
- contriteness,
- contrition,
- embarrassment,
- grief,
- guilt,
- guilty conscience,
- humiliation,
- mortification,
- pangs of conscience,
- penance,
- penitence,
- penitently,
- regret,
- regretfulness,
- regrets,
- regretting,
- remorse of conscience,
- remorsefulness,
- repentance,
- repining,
- rue,
- ruefulness,
- self-reproach,
- shame,
- shamefacedness,
- shamefastness,
- shamefulness,
- sorriness,
- sorrow,
- wistfulness,
- woe