REMORSE


Meaning of REMORSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈmȯrs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Late Latin, act of biting again, from Latin remordēre to bite again, from re- + mordēre to bite — more at mordant

Date: 14th century

1. : a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach

2. obsolete : compassion

Synonyms: see penitence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.