All 3 Uses of
repent
in
1984, by Orwell
- Because the Inquisition killed its enemies in the open, and killed them while they were still unrepentant: in fact, it killed them because they were unrepentant.†
p. 253.9 *unrepentant = not feeling regret for having done something wrongstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unrepentant means not and reverses the meaning of repentant. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Because the Inquisition killed its enemies in the open, and killed them while they were still unrepentant: in fact, it killed them because they were unrepentant.†
p. 253.9
- The heretical thought would be unpunished, unrepented, out of their reach forever.†
p. 281.7unrepented = not regrettedstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unrepented means not and reverses the meaning of repented. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future