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Word: Contrition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from late Latin contritio(n-), from contrit- ‘ground down’, from the verb conterere (see contrite)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtrɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state of feeling remorseful and penitent
Short Definition:state of feeling remorseful and penitent
Examples:- to show contrition for his crime he offered to do community service
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