Synonyms 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.

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

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

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

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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, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-condemnation, self-reproach, stings of conscience, sorrow for sin

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1. contritionnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "contrition":

   repentance, remorse, sorrow

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1. Edward McFadden:

   Cardinal Wuerl has spoken extensively over the past two months, conveyed Cardinal Wuerl profound sadness, apologies and contrition, and addressed every issue as it has arisen in a straightforward and transparent manner.

2. Matt Smith:

   These men expressed contrition for what they said was a mistake, but meanwhile extremists like Wirathu have incited violence in the name of Buddhism and publicly attacked a senior U.N. official with truly offensive remarks.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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.