remorse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: remorse	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for remorse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
remorse n a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction, remorse, self-reproach]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Remorse \Remorse"\ (r?m?rs"), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See {Morsel}.] 1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. [bd]Nero will be tainted with remorse.[b8] --Shak. 2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion. Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw To no remorse. --Dryden. But evermore it seem'd an easier thing At once without remorse to strike her dead. --Tennyson. Syn: Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See {Compunction}.