re·morse 
/rɪˈmoɚs/ noun
/rɪˈmoɚs/ noun [noncount] : a feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong in the past : a feeling of guilt
▪ I could forgive him for what he did if he showed some remorse. — often + for ▪ She was filled with remorse for not visiting her father more often. [=she was very sorry that she did not visit her father more often] ▪ I felt a bit of remorse [=regret] for being so impatient.
▪ I could forgive him for what he did if he showed some remorse. — often + for ▪ She was filled with remorse for not visiting her father more often. [=she was very sorry that she did not visit her father more often] ▪ I felt a bit of remorse [=regret] for being so impatient.
— re·morse·ful /rɪˈmoɚsfəl/ adjective
▪ She seemed truly remorseful for what she had done.
/rɪˈmoɚsfəl/ adjective ▪ She seemed truly remorseful for what she had done.
— re·morse·ful·ly /rɪˈmoɚsfəli/ adverb
▪ She remorsefully pleaded guilty.
/rɪˈmoɚsfəli/ adverb ▪ She remorsefully pleaded guilty.
