: a feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong in the past : a feeling of guilt
I could forgive him for what he did if he showed some remorse.
—often + forShe was filled with remorse for not visiting her father more often. [=she was very sorry that she did not visit her father more often]
I felt a bit of remorse [=regret] for being so impatient.
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“Remorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/remorse. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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