contrition
/kənˈtɹɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Marianne heard enough. In one moment her imagination placed before her a letter from Willoughby, full of tenderness and contrition, explanatory of all that had passed, satisfactory, convincing; and instantly followed by Willoughby himself, rushing eagerly into the room to inforce, at her feet, by the eloquence of his eyes, the assurances of his letter."
- "Jonathan's mother told Grace on a recent phone call that Jonathan showed no sign of remorse or contrition for his own sister's passing."
- "President Trump on Tuesday showed no contrition or regret for instigating the mob that stormed the Capitol and threatened the lives of members of Congress and his vice president, saying that his remarks to a rally beforehand were “totally appropriate” and that the effort by Congress to impeach and convict him was “causing tremendous anger.”"
- "Kremlin officials have shown no signs of contrition."
Etymology
From Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contrītiō.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: contriciun, contrītiō