remorse

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But added to his remorse was a mysterious attraction, which shone upon him from the eyes of the woman who was gone.

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  1. noun Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret. See Synonyms at penitence.
  2. noun Obsolete Compassion.

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  1. Middle English remors, from Old French, from Medieval Latin remorsum, from neuter past participle of Latin remordēre, to torment : re-, re- + mordēre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also remorce; from Middle English remors, from Old French remors, French remords =Portuguese remorso =Italian rimorso, from Late Latin remorsus, remorse, from Latin remordere, past participle remorsus, vex: see remord.
 

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/rəˈmɔrs/
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