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Pronunciation / Transliteration: contrition
"Il a exprimé une sincère contrition."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
"He showed genuine contrition for his actions."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin noun 'contritio', meaning 'a grinding down or bruising', stemming from the verb 'contrere' (to grind, crush). By the Middle English period, the term shifted from physical crushing to metaphorical bruising of the heart through genuine remorse for sin or wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contrition" is said worldwide
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contrition
Transliteration: contrition
"Il a exprimé une sincère contrition."
Reue
Transliteration: Reue
"Er zeigte tiefe Reue für seine Taten."
contrizione
Transliteration: contrizione
"Mostrò profonda contrizione per il suo errore."
contrición
Transliteration: contrición
"Mostró gran contrición por lo que había hecho."
contrinição
Transliteration: contrinição
"Ele demonstrou sincera contrição."
पश्चaत्ताप
Transliteration: pashchatap
Script: पश्चात्ताप
"उसने अपने किए पर गहरा पश्चात्ताप व्यक्त किया।"
悔悟
Transliteration: huǐwù
"他为自己的行为表现出真诚的悔悟。"
뉘우침
Transliteration: nuiuchim
"그는 자신의 행동에 대해 진심으로 뉘우쳤다."
悔悟
Transliteration: kaigo
"彼は自分の過ちに対して深い悔悟を示した。"
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