contrite
/kənˈtraɪt/
adjective
- Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done something wrong; repentant.
- The CEO's contrite statement acknowledged the company's mistakes and promised to make things right.
- She felt truly contrite for the harsh words she had spoken in anger.
- After breaking his neighbor's window, the boy wrote a contrite letter of apology.
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