All 6 Uses of
remorse
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- You'll feel remorse of conscience someday, I expect, for breaking it, Marilla, but I forgive you.†
Chpt 14 *
- Perhaps when she sees me lying cold and dead before her Mrs. Barry may feel remorse for what she has done and will let Diana come to my funeral.†
Chpt 17
- Oh, I felt dreadfully sorry and remorseful for all the times I'd talked in school and drawn pictures of him on my slate and made fun of him and Prissy.†
Chpt 21
- If I had been killed she would had to carry a dark burden of remorse all her life.†
Chpt 23
- As for Cordelia, she went insane with remorse and was shut up in a lunatic asylum.†
Chpt 26
- She felt something like shame and remorse when she discovered that the sunrises behind the firs and the pale pink buds opening in the garden gave her the old inrush of gladness when she saw them—that Diana's visits were pleasant to her and that Diana's merry words and ways moved her to laughter and smiles—that, in brief, the beautiful world of blossom and love and friendship had lost none of its power to please her fancy and thrill her heart, that life still called to her with many…†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(remorse) a feeling of deep regret for doing something that was wrongeditor's notes: Synonym comparison (if you're into word choice):
Many consider the word remorse stronger than the word regret. Also, it is more personal. One might regret that their team lost the game, but feel remorse that they missed the bus and weren't there to help the team.