Main Entry:

re·morse

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈmȯrs\

Function:

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-reproach2obsolete : compassion

synonyms see penitence