Ayenbite

/ˈaɪənˌbaɪt/ noun

A remorse; a pang of conscience or regret—a Middle English word for guilt or self-reproach.

From Middle English, combining 'ayen' (again) and 'bite,' literally meaning 'a biting again,' describing how guilt gnaws at the conscience repeatedly.

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