Contrite
Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Discomfited and contrite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discomfited" instead an adjective "Contrite".
Nearby Words: contrition, contritely
Discomfited
Discomfited adjective - Disappointingly unsuccessful.
Contrite and discomfited are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrite" instead an adjective "Discomfited".
Nearby Words: discomfiture, discomfiting
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Related pairs
- upset and contrite
- upset and discomfited
- confused and contrite
- confused and discomfited
- uncomfortable and contrite
- uncomfortable and discomfited
- sorry and contrite
- sorry and discomfited
- regretful and contrite
- regretful and discomfited
- humiliated and contrite
- humiliated and discomfited
- embarrassed and contrite
- embarrassed and discomfited
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