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Spell Bee Word: remorse


Basic Details

Word: Remorse

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A deep feeling of guilt and sadness about something wrong that you have done.

Synonyms: regret, guilt, repentance, sorrow

Antonyms: indifference

How to Spell Remorse

Syllables: re - morse

Tricky part: The ending is -orse, as in horse, not -orce or -ors. Students who hear the s sound often reach for a c.

Watch out for: remorce, remorss, remours

Memory tip: Remorse ends exactly like horse. Imagine a rider full of remorse for whipping his tired horse.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The boy showed real remorse after breaking the neighbour's window.

Example 2: Full of remorse, Tanvi returned the borrowed pen with a note.

Example 3: The judge noted that the thief seemed to feel no remorse.

Fun Fact

Remorse comes from the Latin remorsus, bitten again, the idea being that guilt keeps biting at you.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word remorse as used in the sentence:

Ravi felt deep remorse for shouting at his little sister.

a) anger
b) regret
c) pride
d) joy

Show answer

b) regret. Remorse is a painful regret for something you did wrong.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

Years later, the old poacher spoke with deep srmeore about the tigers he had killed.

a) morose
b) rehearse
c) reverse
d) remorse

Show answer

d) remorse. Morose has two o's and one letter fewer, while rehearse and reverse need letters that are not in the jumble.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

remorsse

a) s
b) r
c) o
d) e

Show answer

a) s. Like horse, remorse has a single s before its final e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A remorseful person feels ____.

a) angry at the weather
b) proud of a prize
c) sorry for doing wrong
d) bored with a game

Show answer

c) sorry for doing wrong

2. Which of these would most likely cause remorse?

a) finishing a good book
b) winning a hard chess match
c) eating a ripe mango
d) telling a lie that hurt a friend

Show answer

d) telling a lie that hurt a friend

Associated Words

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