contrite

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contrite: adjective

1.	caused by or showing sincere remorse.

2.	filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.

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Related forms:

con·trite·ly, adverb

con·trite·ness, noun

Synonyms:
rueful, remorseful, repentant.

[Middle English contrit, from Latin contrītus, past participle of conterere, to crush : com-, com- + terere, to grind.]

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c.1300 (contrition), from L. contritus, lit. "worn out, ground to pieces," pp. of L. conterere "to grind," from com- "together" + terere "to rub."

Arabic: نادِم Czech: kajícný Danish: brødebetynget; angerfuld Dutch: berouwvol Estonian: kahetsev Finnish: katuva French: contrit German: zerknirscht Greek: μετανιωμένος Hungarian: bűnbánó Icelandic: iðrandi Indonesian: kasihan Italian: contrito

Latvian: nožēlas pilns; sagrauzts Lithuanian: apgailestaujantis, atgailaujantis Norwegian: angrende, sønderknust Polish: skruszony Portuguese (Brazil): contrito Portuguese (Portugal): contrito Romanian: chinuit de remuşcări Russian: кающийся Slovak: kajúci Slovenian: skesan Spanish: contrito Swedish: ångerfull, förkrossad Turkish: pişman