as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
he was gnawed by an unrelenting remorsefulness for the pain that he had caused people
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Noun
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Yet an outstanding cast, scripts that are perceptive about grief and remorse, and Hennie’s impressionistic directing more than make up for it.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026 -
In furious remarks, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Althea Drysdale said Atkinson had targeted two people deserving of great care and empathy and waited decades — until the day of his sentencing — to show remorse.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The shame, the guilt and the fear of the other is timeless.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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The bank admitted fault in 13 out of the 101 cases tracked by the group, with the remaining 88 cases settled without an admission of guilt.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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So does the Bulls front office regret waiting a full year to pull the lever on a roster overhaul?—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The letter would be published as an advertisement in The Wall Street Journal and include expressions of regret to the Jewish and Black communities.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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Anger, relief, anxiety, numbness, shame—all of these are normal reactions.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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There’s no shame in a living room dance party.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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