Contrition vs. Remorse

Contritionnoun

The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.

Contritionnoun

The act of grinding or rubbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.

Contritionnoun

The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.

Contritionnoun

The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.

Contritionnoun

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

Contrition

In Christianity, contrition or contriteness (from the Latin contritus 'ground to pieces', i.e. crushed by guilt) is repentance for sins one has committed.

Remorsenoun

A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

Remorsenoun

(obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.

Remorsenoun

The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.

Remorsenoun

Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.

Remorsenoun

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Remorsenoun

deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

Remorse

Remorse is a distressing emotion experienced by an individual who regrets actions which they have done in the past that they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or wrong. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment.