remords.
remorse, feeling of remorse
Meaning & usage
remorse, feeling of remorse
J'ai des remords de lui avoir refusé mon aide.
Where this word comes from
From Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, to vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). The d was added later by analogy with remordre.
inflection of remordre (“to bite again, to bite back”): first/second-person singular present indicative
inflection of remordre (“to bite again, to bite back”): second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
From Old French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō (“to torment, to vex”, literally “to bite back”), from re- + mordeō (“to bite”). The d was added later by analogy with remordre.
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