repent
verb [I] /rɪˈpent/ formalDefinition
› to be very sorry for something bad you have done in the past and wish that you had not done it: He repented (of his sins) just hours before he died.Sadness and regretMaking and accepting apologies repentance /-ˈpen.təns/ noun [U] › This was an extremely violent crime, for which the boy showed no repentance.Sadness and regretMaking and accepting apologies
(Definition of repent verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- bring a lump to your throat idiom
- compunction noun
- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt trip noun
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- mourning noun
- regret noun
- self-pity noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
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Sadness and regret
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