remorseful

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Etymology

From remorse + -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/

Adjective

remorseful

1. (of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse.

   He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.

2. Expressing or caused by remorse.

   There was a remorseful look on her face.

Synonyms

• penitent
• apologetic
• regretful
• Thesaurus:remorseful

Antonyms

• remorseless
• unremorseful
• unrepentant

Related terms

• remorse
• remorsefully
• remorsefulness

Translations

• German: reuevoll, reumütig, reuig
• Spanish: arrepentido, remordiente

Translations

• German: reuevoll, reumütig, reuig
• Spanish: compungido

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