Contrite vs Apology - What's the difference?
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Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.
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(obsolete) Thoroughly bruised or broken.
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
A formal justification, defence.
Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
* Charles Dickens
As nouns the difference between contrite and apology
is that contrite is a contrite person; a penitent while apology is an expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).As an adjective contrite
is sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.contrite
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(en adjective)Antonyms
* attriteSynonyms
* See also * apologeticDerived terms
* contritely * contritenessapology
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(wikipedia apology)Alternative forms
* apologie (archaic)Noun
(apologies)- What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
- The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
- The Apology of Socrates.
- a poor apology for a hotel room
- He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.