All 6 Uses of
remorse
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- But this was not the moment for remorse and despair.†
Chpt 19
- By her own blindness she had sinned; now she must repay, not by empty remorse, but by prompt and useful action.
Chpt 19 *remorse = deep regret for doing something that was wrong
- I would still exert every faculty I possess for his sake; but I might be powerless, for I might arrive too late, and nothing would be left for you but lifelong remorse, and …. and …. for me, a broken heart.†
Chpt 20
- Never for a moment did the slightest remorse enter his heart, as to the terrible position in which he had placed the unfortunate wife, who had unconsciously betrayed her husband.†
Chpt 27
- "But Armand …." she said with sudden terror and remorse, as in the midst of her happiness the image of the beloved brother, for whose sake she had so deeply sinned, rose now before her mind.†
Chpt 31
- She remembered him how, tardily and with a pang of remorse.†
Chpt 31
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.