Complete Definition of "remorseful"

English

Adjective
en-adj
#context|of a person Feeling or filled with remorse.
#:He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.
#Expressing or caused by remorse.
#:There was a remorseful look on her face.

Synonyms
penitent
apologetic
regretful

Antonyms
unremorseful
unrepentant

Translations
trans-top|Feeling or filled with remorse
Finnish: katuvainen, katuva
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Expressing or caused by remorse
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
remorse
remorsefully
remorsefulness

References
R:Webster 1913|remorseful
R:Dictionary.com|remorseful
"remorseful" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

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