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con·trite
 contrite
- pronunciation:
- k
 n
traIt
[or]
kan
traIt
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant.
He was contrite when he returned, and he begged for her forgiveness.- synonyms:
- compunctious, guilty, penitent, remorseful, repentant
- similar words:
- mortified, regretful, rueful, sorry
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| definition 2: |
resulting from or expressing remorse.
a contrite apology- synonyms:
- remorseful, repentant
- similar words:
- apologetic, rueful
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| related words: |
bad |
| derivations: |
contritely (adv.), contriteness (n.) |
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