contrition

plural contritions

1. countableuncountableThe state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.

   Kremlin officials have shown no signs of contrition.

   2022 April 20, Andrew Roth, “Russia’s latest military failures polarise society even more”, in The Guardian

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   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.

   1811, [Jane Austen], chapter 31, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume III, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC

   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.

   2020 November 30, Erica Gonzales, “'The Undoing' Viewers Are Trolling Their Finale Theories”, in Harper's Bazaar

   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.”

   2021 January 12, James Dobbins, Annie Karni, “Trump Shows No Contrition for Inciting Mob, Calling Remarks ‘Appropriate’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: agenbite, remorse, rue, ruth, compunction, guilt, penitence, repentance

2. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of grinding or rubbing to powder.

   Synonyms: attrition, friction, rubbing