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• remorse — [14] Remorse etymologically denotes the ‘biting’ of conscience. The word comes ultimately from medieval Latin remorsus ‘torment’, a derivative of Latin remordēre ‘bite back’, hence ‘torrnent’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• remorse — [14] Remorse etymologically denotes the ‘biting’ of conscience. The word comes ultimately from medieval Latin remorsus ‘torment’, a derivative of Latin remordēre ‘bite back’, hence ‘torrnent’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re… …   Word origins

• Remorse — Re*morse (r?*m?rs ), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re re + mordere to bite. See {Morsel}.] 1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• remorse — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French remors, from Medieval Latin remorsus, from Late Latin, act of biting again, from Latin remordēre to bite again, from re + mordēre to bite more at mordant Date: 14th century 1. a gnawing distress… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• agenbite of inwit — [ə gen′bīt΄ uv in′wit΄] n. 〚ME ayenbite of inwyt, transl. of L remorsus, REMORSE + ME inwyt, inwit, conscience, intellect: phrase revived by James Joyce (1922) in Ulysses〛 remorse of conscience * * * …   Universalium

• remorse — /ri mawrs /, n. 1. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction. 2. Obs. pity; compassion. [1325 75; ME < MF remors < ML remorsus, equiv. to L remord(ere) to bite again, vex, nag (re RE + mordere to bite) + tus suffix of v. action, with dt …   Universalium

• remors — ou remors du diable (re mor) s. m. Nom vulgaire d une scabieuse dite aussi mors du diable (scabiosa succisa, L.). ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. remorsus, coupé, écourté par une morsure, de remordere, remordre …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• remors du diable — remors ou remors du diable (re mor) s. m. Nom vulgaire d une scabieuse dite aussi mors du diable (scabiosa succisa, L.). ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. remorsus, coupé, écourté par une morsure, de remordere, remordre …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• remorse — late 14c., from O.Fr. remors (Fr. remords), from M.L. remorsum, from neut. pp. of L. remordere to vex, disturb, lit. to bite back, from re again + mordere to bite (see SMART (Cf. smart) (v.)). The sense evolution was via the M.L. phrase remorsus… …   Etymology dictionary

• remorse — noun deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed. Derivatives remorseful adjective remorsefully adverb Origin ME: from OFr. remors, from med. L. remorsus, from L. remordere vex , from re (expressing intensive force) + mordere to bite …   English new terms dictionary

• remorse — re•morse [[t]rɪˈmɔrs[/t]] n. 1) deep and painful regret for wrongdoing 2) Obs. pity; compassion • Etymology: 1325–75; < MF remors < ML remorsus < L remordere to bite again, vex (re re +mordere to bite) …   From formal English to slang