A deep and painful feeling of regret for something wrong you have done.
From Latin *remorsus* “bitten again,” from *remordere* “to bite back,” from *re-* “again” and *mordere* “to bite.” It pictures guilt as something that keeps biting at you inside.
Remorse is literally your conscience ‘biting back’ at you. That’s why it feels physically sharp or heavy, even though nothing touches you from the outside.
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