Remorse vs False - What's the difference?
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A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
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(obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.
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Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
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Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun remorse
is a feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.remorse
English
(wikipedia remorse)Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
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- Failure, disgrace, poverty, sorrow, despair, suffering, tears even, the broken words that come from lips in pain, remorse that makes one walk on thorns, conscience that condemns . . . —all these were things of which I was afraid.
- This is the bloodiest shame,
- The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke,
- That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage
- Presented to the tears of soft remorse .
Synonyms
* (regret or sadness for doing wrong) agenbite, compunction, contrition, penitence, repentance, self-reproach * See alsoDerived terms
(Terms derived from "remorse") * buyer's remorse * remorselessHypernyms
* regret, sadnessSee also
* apologyfalse
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Adjective
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