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Pronunciation / Transliteration: remords
"Il n'a éprouvé aucun remords."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
"He felt no remorse for his actions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'remors', which originated from the Medieval Latin 'remorsus', meaning 'a biting again' or 'remorse'. The root goes back to the Latin verb 'remordere', combining 're-' (back, again) and 'mordere' (to bite), metaphorically representing the gnawing pain of guilt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Remorse" is said worldwide
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remords
Transliteration: remords
"Il n'a éprouvé aucun remords."
Reue
Transliteration: Reue
"Er zeigte tiefe Reue für seine Tat."
rimorso
Transliteration: rimorso
"Non provò alcun rimorso."
remordimiento
Transliteration: remordimiento
"Sintió un profundo remordimiento."
remorso
Transliteration: remorso
"Ele não mostrou nenhum remorso."
पश्चaताप
Transliteration: pashchatap
Script: पश्चाताप
"उन्हें अपने किए पर कोई पश्चाताप नहीं था।"
悔恨
Transliteration: huǐhèn
"他为自己的行为感到悔恨。"
후회
Transliteration: huhwed
"그는 자신의 행동에 대해 아무런 후회도 하지 않았다."
後悔
Transliteration: koukai
"彼は自分の行為を全く後悔していなかった。"
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