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contrite

[ kuhn-trahyt, kon-trahyt ]

adjective

  1. caused by or showing sincere remorse.
  2. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent:

    a contrite sinner.

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contrite

/ kənˈtraɪt; ˈkɒntraɪt /

adjective

  1. full of guilt or regret; remorseful
  2. arising from a sense of shame or guilt

    contrite promises

  3. theol remorseful for past sin and resolved to avoid future sin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈٰٱ, adverb
  • DzˈٰٱԱ, noun
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  • Dz·ٰٱl adverb
  • Dz·ٰٱn noun
  • v·Dz·ٰٱ adjective
  • over·Dz·ٰٱl adverb
  • over·Dz·ٰٱn noun
  • ܲcDz·ٰٱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contrite1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English contrit, from Anglo-French, from Latin DzԳٰīٳܲ “worn down, crushed,” past participle of conterere “to wear down, crush, crumble”; equivalent to con- + trite
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contrite1

C14: from Latin DzԳٰīٳܲ worn out, from conterere to bruise, from terere to grind
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In the second season, which is on right now, I'm a little more contrite.

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Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was anything but contrite after being sentenced to 11 years in prison on federal corruption charges Wednesday.

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Within the week, the president has morphed from being contrite and apologetic, hoping to avoid impeachment, to brazenly defiant, vowing to fight on as the net closed in on him.

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But in the recent hearings for her appeal against the sentence she has been more contrite.

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Zegler's contrite posts were a far cry from her white-hot rage following the election of Trump.

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