contrition
noun[U]
formaluk/kənˈtrɪʃ.ən/us/kɑːnˈtrɪʃ.ən/a verysorryorguiltyfeelingabout somethingbadyou have done, or theactofshowingthat youfeellike this:
悔罪；悔恨Hefeelsno contrition for what he did.他对自己的所作所为毫无悔意。
Thoseinvolvedin thecrimehavefailedtoexpresscontrition.参与犯罪的人没有表示悔罪。
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- If adefendantshowscontrition andacceptsresponsibility, he is morelikelytoavoidprison.
- I havecommunicatedmy contrition andremorseto theyoungman and hisfamily.
- He's got todemonstrategenuinecontrition for themisjudgementshe made.
Sadness and regret
- aw
- be/weigh onyourconscienceidiom
- bitter
- black dog
- breastbeating
- cry
- feel badidiom
- gloominess
- glumness
- groan
- guilt
- guilt complex
- melancholia
- regretfully
- remorse
- remorseful
- remorsefully
- repent
- repentance
- repentant