Contriteness

/kənˈtraɪtnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being contrite; sincere remorse and repentance for having done wrong.

Etymology

From contrite + -ness (the quality of), with contrite from Latin contritus. The noun form abstracts the emotion into a measurable quality.

Kelly Says

Contriteness is what religions measure to decide if you're genuinely sorry—not just regret, but a deep remorse that transforms how you see yourself.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
悔恨
he-he-n
ARالعربية
ندمة
nadamat
BNবাংলা
অপরাধ
o-pra-adh
CACatalà
penediment
pe-ne-di-ment
CSČeština
lítost
lee-tost
DADansk
fortrydelse
for-try-de-lse
DEDeutsch
Reue
ray-oo-eh
ELΕλληνικά
μετανόηση
me-ta-no-ee-seh
ESEspañol
arrepentimiento
ar-rep-en-tee-mien-toh
FAفارسی
پشیمانی
pa-shee-ma-ni
FISuomi
käski
kas-ki
FRFrançais
remords
rem-or
GUGU
પોતાની ગુનાહિત
po-ta-ni gu-nah-it
HAHA
sanyi
san-yi
HEעברית
חרטה
chert-tah
HIहिन्दी
पछतावा
pach-ta-va
HUMagyar
bánat
ban-at
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyesalan
pen-ye-sa-lan
IGIG
nwụrụ
nwu-ru
ITItaliano
pentimento
pen-ti-men-toh
JA日本語
悔い
kai
KKKK
жаны
ja-ny
KMKM
ការអនុវត្ត
ka-ar a-nu-vat-t
KO한국어
후회
hu-hoe
MRMR
पश्चाताप
pas-chta-tap
MSBahasa Melayu
penyesalan
pen-ye-sa-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင့်
kye-ng
NLNederlands
berouw
ber-ow
NONorsk
angst
ang-st
PAPA
ਖੁਸ਼ੀ
khush-ee
PLPolski
żałoba
zhal-o-ba
PTPortuguês
arrependimento
ar-rep-en-di-men-toh
RORomână
regret
re-gret
RUРусский
покаяние
pokayaniye
SVSvenska
ånger
ang-er
SWKiswahili
juta
joo-ta
TAதமிழ்
வருத்தம்
varu-ththam
TEతెలుగు
చింత
chin-tha
THไทย
เสียใจ
sai jai
TLTL
paumanhin
paw-man-hin
TRTürkçe
üzüntü
oo-zoo-n-too
UKУкраїнська
покаяння
pokayann-ya
URاردو
شرم
sharm
VITiếng Việt
hối hận
hoy han
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
悔恨
huǐ hèn
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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