repentance

/rɪˈpɛntəns/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. arrepentimiento

    • He showed real repentance for his mistake.

      Mostró verdadero arrepentimiento por su error.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

regret

Near-total synonyms; repentance is more formal and religious, regret the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

penitencia

Close — repentance relates to penance.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa repentance?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He showed real ___ for his mistake.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a repentance?

noun

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