"remorseful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-remorseful.wav Forms: more remorseful [comparative], most remorseful [superlative]
Etymology: From remorse + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|en|remorse|-ful|pos=adjective}} remorse + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} remorseful (comparative more remorseful, superlative most remorseful)
  1. (of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (feeling or filled with remorse): разкаян (razkajan) (Bulgarian), katuva (Finnish), katuvainen (Finnish), reuevoll (German), reumütig (German), reuig (German), aiféalach (Irish), kaniawhea (Maori), arrepentido (Spanish), remordiente (Spanish), ångerfull (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-remorseful-en-adj-YLyFXfyZ Disambiguation of Emotions: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'feeling or filled with remorse': 85 15
  2. Expressing or caused by remorse. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (expressing or caused by remorse): жалостив (žalostiv) (Bulgarian), съжалителен (sǎžalitelen) (Bulgarian), katuva (Finnish), katuvainen (Finnish), reuevoll (German), reumütig (German), reuig (German), compungido (Spanish), ångerfull (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-remorseful-en-adj-4mceQ88a Disambiguation of Emotions: 54 46 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'expressing or caused by remorse': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: penitent, apologetic, regretful, remorseful, repentant, contrite, guilt-ridden Hypernyms: regretful Related terms: remorse, remorsefully, remorsefulness
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