Grief and Repentance

Grief

Grief noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.

Repentance and grief are semantically related In some cases you can use "Repentance" instead a noun "Grief".

Nearby Words: grieve, grieving

Repentance

Repentance noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: preached that repentance was the first step on the path of redemption
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Synonyms for Repentance

Grief and repentance are semantically related in feeling topic. You can use "Grief" instead a noun "Repentance", if it concerns topics such as regret, feeling bad for past action.

How words are described

true true grief true repentance
genuine genuine grief genuine repentance
little little grief little repentance
sincere sincere grief sincere repentance
Other adjectives: supposed, personal, less.

Both words in one sentence

  • Sometimes the lawyer will attempt half-heartedly to stop him ("Don't answer that" or "This interview is over"), but the new evidence causes so much grief and repentance that the victim gives a bone-chilling Motive Rant which real-life detectives would kill to have.
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