Penitence
Penitence noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: the sincerity of the player's penitence is questionable—he began to express remorse only after the suspension was handed down
Remorsefulness is a synonym for penitence in shame topic. In some cases you can use "Remorsefulness" instead a noun "Penitence", when it comes to topics like regret, repentance. popular alternative
Remorsefulness
Remorsefulness noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: he was gnawed by an unrelenting remorsefulness for the pain that he had caused people
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Synonyms for Remorsefulness
Penitence is a synonym for remorsefulness in regret topic. You can use "Penitence" instead a noun "Remorsefulness".
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Related pairs
- rue and penitence
- rue and remorsefulness
- attrition and penitence
- attrition and remorsefulness
- shame and penitence
- shame and remorsefulness
- sorrow and penitence
- sorrow and remorsefulness
- grief and penitence
- grief and remorsefulness
- penance and penitence
- penance and remorsefulness
- guilt and penitence
- guilt and remorsefulness
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