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contrite

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con·trite  (kn-trt, kntrt)
adj.
1. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent.
2. Arising from or expressing contrition: contrite words.

[Middle English contrit, from Latin contrtus, past participle of conterere, to crush : com-, com- + terere, to grind; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.]

con·tritely adv.
con·triteness n.

contrite
Adjective
full of guilt or regret [Latin contritus worn out]
contritely adv
contrition n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.contrite - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
penitent, repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

contrite
adjective sorry, humble, chastened, sorrowful, repentant, remorseful, regretful, penitent, conscience-stricken, in sackcloth and ashes
Translations
contrite [ˈkɔntraɪt] adjcontrit(e)

contrite [ˈkɔntraɪt] adjzerknirscht

contrite [ˈkɔntraɪt] adjcontrito/a

contrite
adj contrite [ˈkontrait]
deeply sorry for something one has done. berouvol نادِم разкаян kajícný brødebetynget; angerfuld zerknirscht μετανιωμένος contrito kahetsev پشیمان katuva contrit מָלֵא חַרָטָה मनोव्यथित skršen, skušen, pokajnički bűnbánó kasihan iðrandi contrito 深く悔いる 죄를 깊이 뉘우치고 있는 apgailestaujantis, atgailaujantis nožēlas pilns; sagrauzts penuh sesal berouwvol angrende, sønderknust skruszony contrito chinuit de remuşcări кающийся kajúci skesan skrušen ångerfull, förkrossad สำนึกผิด pişman 悔悟的 той, що кається نادم، پشيمان hối hận
n contriteness, contrition [kənˈtriʃən]
berou نَدَم разкаяние kajícnost brødebetyngethed die Zerknirschung μεταμέλεια contricción kahetsus پشیمانی؛ ندامت katumus contrition חַרָטָה עֲמוּקָה मनोव्यथा suprotnost bűnbánat rasa kasihan sár iðrun; eftirsjá contrizione 悔恨 뉘우침 apgailestavimas, atgaila nožēla; nožēlošana kesesalan berouw anger, fortvilelse skrucha contrição re­muş­care раскаяние ľútosť skesanost skrušenost ånger, förkrosselse ความสำนึกผิด pişmanlık 悔悟 щире розкаяння ندامت، پشيمانى sự hối hận


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As to all the rest, he was humble and contrite, and I never knew him complain.
The fact was that the ivory hook of the parasol had caught in the chain gear, and when the first attempt at drawing water was made, the little offering of a contrite heart was jerked up, bent, its strong ribs jammed into the well side, and entangled with a twig root.
It stood on a green hill, but of a green not of this world, and it was surrounded by massive walls and bastions to be stormed by no machines or engines of man's invention, but by prayer and fasting, by contrite sighs and by mortifications of the flesh.
 
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