What does rimorso in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word rimorso in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rimorso in Italian.

The word rimorso in Italian means remorse, regret, contrition, sorrow, grief, hound, torment, bite again. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rimorso

remorse, regret

sostantivo maschile (rincrescimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Luca non ha mai mostrato rimorso per il grave torto fatto ai suoi genitori.
Luca never showed any remorse for the terrible thing he did to his parents.

contrition

sostantivo maschile (contrizione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il volto del guidatore che aveva causato l'incidente mortale era segnato dal rimorso.
Contrition was written all over the face of the driver who caused the fatal accident.

sorrow, grief

sostantivo maschile (pena)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Preso dal rimorso per la povera signora, le ho donato tutto il denaro che portavo con me.
Feeling a sense of sorrow for the poor woman, I gave her all the money I had on me.

hound, torment

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (tormentare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Questo pensiero ti rimorderà per sempre la coscienza.
This thought will hound your conscience forever.

bite again

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (mordere nuovamente) (literal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Questo cane è pericoloso e potrebbere rimordere.

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