🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

뉘우침

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nuiuchim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
contrition/kənˈtrɪʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 자신의 행동에 대해 진심으로 뉘우쳤다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

    "He showed genuine contrition for his actions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contritio(n-), from Latin conterere 'to grind, bruise' (figuratively 'to crush the spirit'), from con- 'together' + terere 'to rub'.

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