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remorses

remorses is the plural of remorse.

remorses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of remorse.

Meaning of remorse

Noun

remorse (countable and uncountable, plural remorses)

  1. A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
    • The accused committed perjury without remorse.
    Synonyms:
    agenbite, repentance
  2. (obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.
    • This is the bloodiest shame,
      The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke,
      That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage
      Presented to the tears of soft remorse.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about remorses

What is remorses the plural of?
Remorses is the plural of remorse.

Words near remorses in the dictionary

  1. remorsefully
  2. remorsefulness
  3. remorseless
  4. remorselessly
  5. remorselessness
  6. remorses
  7. remorsing
  8. remort
  9. remorted
  10. remortgage
  11. remortgageable

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