repentant Definition
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verb repented, repenting
- tr & intr
1a. To feel great sorrow or regret for something one has done;
- Form: repent of something (often)
1b. To wish (an action, etc) undone.
- Thesaurus: lament, regret, rue, deplore, bewail.
- Form: repent of something (often)
2. To regret the evil or bad things one has done in the past and as a result change one's behaviour or conduct.
noun
- The feeling of great sorrow or regret for something one has done
- Thesaurus: regret, remorse, guilt, sorrow, compunction, grief, self-reproach, contrition, penitence.
adj
- Experiencing or expressing repentance.
- Thesaurus: sorry, remorseful, apologetic, rueful, ashamed, contrite, penitent, compunctious, regretful, chastened.
adverb
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