Dictionary entries for 'remorse'

Synonyms

compunction
contriteness
contrition
penitence
penitency
remorsefulness
repentance
rue

re·morse (rĭ-môrś)

[Middle English remors, from Old French, from Medieval Latin remorsum, from neuter past participle of Latin remordēre, to torment, re-, re-, + mordēre, to bite.]

noun

Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret. See synonyms at penitence
Obsolete Compassion.

noun

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition