contrite[adjective]Synonyms: sorry, chastened, conscience-stricken, humble, penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sorrowful
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con‧trite /ˈkɒntraɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: contrit, from Latin, past participle of conterere 'to rub together, bruise', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + terere 'to rub']
feeling guilty and sorry for something bad that you have done:
a contrite apology—contritely adverb—contrition /kənˈtrɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲