n. | 1. | The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. |
2. | Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion. |
Noun | 1. | remorse - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) Synonyms: compunction, self-reproach |