A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
The keen or hopeless anguish caused by a sense of guilt.
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Examples for "compunction "
Examples for "compunction "
1 Blood of a similar value is spilt everywhere without the least compunction .
2 He saw my sincerity; he was penetrated with my grief and compunction .
3 The envelope of the letter he opened with a little more compunction .
4 The prince was arrested by this compunction on the part of Mentezufis.
5 But having told the tale the vicar was again seized with compunction .
1 The coldness of the clergyman was forgotten in the bitterness of self - reproach .
2 There was grave self - reproach in his tone, but no reproach for her.
3 The lieutenant-colonel, Creighton, was for a time in the abyss of self - reproach .
4 In bitterness of fear and self - reproach he at once realized his blunder.
5 She recoiled from herself in a shiver of self - reproach as she said:
1 I'd heard of neither buyer's remorse nor negative equity eight years ago.
2 Modi claims he's innocent and has never expressed remorse for the violence.
3 The statement of facts said Munday had showed remorse for his actions.
4 The parents said the suspect also showed no remorse for his actions.
5 Sentencing judge Justice Sweeney said Harris showed no remorse for his crimes.
6 Justice Peters said she took into account Pomare's remorse and guilty plea.
7 The kiss burned; it burns still,-iteats into the brain like remorse .
8 He couldn't help but to look back with a sense of remorse .
9 He shows no remorse and no respect for the law says Tameka.
10 All my remorse over firing Coolidge left me in a split second.
11 Barnes said McPartlin's culpability was high but he had shown genuine remorse .
12 His next words even carried a tone of slight remorse with them.
13 I only know two very real evils in life: remorse and illness.
14 Lippestad said his client has not expressed any remorse about his actions.
15 It is only the later remorse that has come as a surprise.
16 She had shown no remorse or understanding of her actions, he added.
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