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remorse

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  1. penitence             
 
re.morse \ri-'mo.(*)rs\ n [ME, fr. MF remors, fr. ML remorsus, fr. LL, act 
   of biting again, f]r. L remorsus, pp. of remorde-re to bite again, fr. re- 
   + morde-re to bite - more at SMART 1: a gnawing distress arising from a 
   sense of guilt for past wrongs :  SELF-REPROACH obs  2: COMPASSION