remorse (definition) by Webster 1913

Re*morse" (r?*m?rs"), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See Morsel.]

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.

"Nero will be tainted with remorse."

Shak.

Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.

Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw To no remorse. Dryden.

But evermore it seem'd an easier thing At once without remorse to strike her dead. Tennyson.

Syn. -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See Compunction.

I am a wicked child	Every long goodbye in the history of our species	We have divided among us, like thieves, the treasure of nights and days.	sociopath
For Adam	regret	Do a whole poodle	Will O' the Mill; The Parson's Marjory
June 12, 2001	Compunction	Enobarbus	Absinthe
survivor's guilt	exomologesis	The Gates of Janus	John Adams's 1799 State of the Union Address
A good apology	Good stuff, Maynard	Antheus	January 29, 2003
January 27, 2003	Ayenbite of Inwit	Hosokawa Morihiro