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10 Language-to-English DictionariesContrito
Pronunciation / Transliteration: konˈtɾito
"Se sentía contrito por sus acciones."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
"After realizing the impact of his actions, he felt truly contrite." - 2
Caused by or showing sincere remorse.
"Her contrite apology was heartfelt and sincere."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'contrite' originates from the Latin 'contritus', meaning 'worn down' or 'crushed', which is derived from 'con-' (together) and 'terere' (to rub or grind). It evolved in Middle English as 'contrite', maintaining the connotation of being remorseful or penitent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contrite" is said worldwide
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Contrit
Transliteration: kɔ̃.tʁi
"Il était contrit après avoir blessé ses amis."
Reuevoll
Transliteration: ˈʁɔʏ̯əˌfɔl
"Er war reuevoll, nachdem er die Wahrheit erfahren hatte."
Contrito
Transliteration: konˈtriːto
"Era contrito per il dolore che aveva causato."
Contrito
Transliteration: konˈtɾito
"Se sentía contrito por sus acciones."
Contrito
Transliteration: kõˈtɾitu
"Ele estava contrito após o incidente."
पश्चात्तापी
Transliteration: pashchattāpī
"वह अपने कार्यों के लिए पश्चात्तापी था।"
悔恨的
Transliteration: huǐhèn de
"他对自己的行为感到悔恨的。"
회개하는
Transliteration: hoegae haneun
"그는 자신의 행동에 대해 회개하는 마음을 가졌다."
悔い改めた
Transliteration: くいあらためた
"彼は自分の行動を悔い改めた。"
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