Meaning & use
remorseful
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Feeling deep regret or guilt for a wrong one has done.
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He seemed genuinely remorseful after realizing how much he'd hurt her.
The remorseful driver apologized repeatedly to the family.
A note on using this word
Comes from 'remorse,' rooted in Latin 'remordere,' literally 'to bite again,' evoking a guilt that gnaws at a person.
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