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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontrición
Pronunciation / Transliteration: contrición
"Mostró gran contrición por lo que había hecho."
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
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contritio(n-), from Latin conterere 'to grind, bruise' (figuratively 'to crush the spirit'), from con- 'together' + terere 'to rub'.
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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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