Hypertext Webster Gateway: "remorse"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Remorse \Re*morse"\ (r?*m?rs"), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F.
remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite
again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite.
See {Morsel}.]
1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of
guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or
for the sins of one's past life. ``Nero will be tainted
with remorse.'' --Shak.

2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.

Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse. --Dryden.

But evermore it seem'd an easier thing At once
without remorse to strike her dead. --Tennyson.

Syn: Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See
{Compunction}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

remorse
n : a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: {compunction},
{self-reproach}]


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