Also means
repentance
Usage Note
Reue is sincere remorse or contrition over a wrong one has done, with a moral or religious tone. The verb is bereuen (to regret). One empfindet or zeigt Reue.
Examples
"Der Angeklagte zeigte keinerlei Reue."
Natural Translation
The defendant showed no remorse whatsoever.
Literal Translation
The accused showed no-kind-of remorse.
Related Words
- Abgestumpftheit emotional numbness, blunted sensitivity
- Abneigung aversion, dislike, antipathy
- Anmut grace, gracefulness, charm
- Aufgewühltheit emotional turmoil, being churned up
- Bangigkeit anxiety, apprehension, fearful unease
- Bedrängnis distress, straits, predicament
- Bedrömmeltheit stunned, dazed emotional numbness
- Bedrücktheit oppressive heaviness of spirit, dejected low mood
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