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    [Noun]  | "con*tri*tion" | \ kən-ˈtri-shən \


    1: the state of being contrite : repentance

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English contricioun "disruption, rift or breach, sorrow for sins committed," borrowed from Anglo-French cuntriciun, contricion, borrowed from Latin contrītiōn-, contrītiō "dismay, grief, despondency" (Medieval Latin also "crushing sense of sin"), from contrī-, variant stem of conterere "to crush, wear out or down, exhaust mentally or physically" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action {mat|contrite|};

    [Noun]  | "contrition" 


    1: a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing;


      * e.g., " ... we were moved to forgive by his tearful expressions of contrition "




     [ "contrite" ]

    1: feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

      * e.g.,  ... ( Contrite ) feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt 

     [ "contrition" ]

    1: Grief of heart for sin.

      * e.g.,  ... His everpresent contrition formed his original opinion. 

     [ "contrite" ]

    1: To stick a trident up your ass.

      * e.g.,  ... Sometimes I want to contrite myself. 

     [ "War of Contrition" ]

    1: As opposed to a war of attrition, wherein two or more parties wear each other down over a period of time, a war of contrition is a situation where two or more parties won't stop apologising to each other. Usually this happens because everyone is eager to avoid confrontation but if often leads to further disagreement.

      * e.g.,  ... Motorist #1: Oh, God - I scraped your door with my bumper! Let me pay for that... 

     [ "letter of contrition" ]

    1: A broad range of letters that may be reported by one person, which is meant to be an important piece of material, as analyzed and determined by Double D (DD)

      * e.g.,  ... My cousin stole my letter of contrition but left my expensive sneakers and X-Box 

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