'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]

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