pentimento — meaning in English
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English meaning
- regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
- repentance noun A feeling of deep regret or sorrow for wrongdoing.
Senses
pentimento is used for these senses in English:
- pentimento (art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.
- repentance The condition of being repentant, penitent.
- repentance A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
regret — full definition
- verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
- noun A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something in the past.
- noun A polite refusal, especially a note declining an invitation.