Antonyms for contrition
kənˈtrɪʃ əncon·tri·tion

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1. contrition

   Regret is sorrow for any painful or annoying matter. One is moved with penitence for wrong-doing. To speak of regret for a fault of our own marks it as slighter than one regarding which we should express penitence. Repentance is sorrow for sin with self-condemnation, and complete turning from the sin. Penitence is transient, and may involve no change of character or conduct. There may be sorrow without repentance, as for consequences only, but not repentance without sorrow. Compunction is a momentary sting of conscience, in view either of a past or of a contemplated act. Contrition is a subduing sorrow for sin, as against the divine holiness and love. Remorse is, as its derivation indicates, a biting or gnawing back of guilt upon the heart, with no turning of heart from the sin, and no suggestion of divine forgiveness.

   Antonyms:
   approval, comfort, complacency, content, hardness, impenitence, obduracy, obstinacy, self-approval, self-complacency, self-congratulation, stubbornness

   Synonyms:
   compunction, contriteness, penitence, regret, remorse, repentance, self-condemnation, sorrow

   Preposition:
   Repentance of or in heart, or from the heart; repentance for sins; before or toward God; unto life.

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1. • Sorrow

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1. attrition, contrition, contritenessnoun

   sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

   Synonyms:
   contriteness, abrasion, attrition, grinding, corrasion, detrition

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1. contritionnoun

   Synonyms:
   penitence, compunction, remorse, attrition, self-reproach

How to use contrition in a sentence?

1. The Republican-controlled Senate:

   Instead of self-victimizing and self-aggrandizing, instead of being spiteful and vindictive, President Trump could have used his nationally televised speech to show some contrition and unite the nation.

2. Lord Justice Fulford:

   You betrayed your family and there’s no evidence of genuine contrition.

3. Sam Liccardo:

   Thirty-four years ago, San Jose commemorated the tragic destruction of the 2nd Market Street Market Street Chinatown, a century prior -- but with each new generation, we must reemphasize our commitment to justice and renew our contrition, not just for these failings but for all acts of disrespect and violence against our Black, Latino, Indigenous, and AAPI community members, this reconciliation acknowledges the mistakes of our city's past and serves as a reminder to continue striving for an inclusive society.

4. Onita Estes-Hicks:

   Those were some very serious statements of remembrance and contrition, i could see a lot of the descendants were in tears. This is all new territory. It's moving something around in American history, in family history and in ourselves.

5. The Weekly Standard Steve Hayes:

   This explains the shift from defiance to contrition, it's totally contrived, she doesn't mean a word of it.

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