remorse

Universal Words noun [U] ~ (for sth / for doing sth) the feeling of being extremely sorry for sth wrong or bad that you have done SYNREGRET: I felt guilty and full of remorse. * He was filled with remorse for not believing her. * She felt no remorse at leaving them without notice. remorseful adjective: He seemed genuinely remorseful for what he had done. remorsefully adverb