Both Uses
remorse
in
Good Country People
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- She imagined that the two of them walked on the place until they came to the storage barn beyond the two back fields and there, she imagined, that things came to such a pass that she very easily seduced him and that then, of course, she had to reckon with his remorse.†
remorse = deep regret for doing something that was wrong
- She imagined that she took his remorse in hand and changed it into a deeper understanding of life.
*remorse = regret for doing something that was wrong
Definitions:
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(1)
(remorse) a feeling of deep regret for doing something that was wrongSynonym 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)