sorries
Expressions of remorse
Sorries is the plural of sorry used as a noun, referring to multiple apologies or expressions of regret: I've heard enough sorries from you.
The word appears in casual speech when someone has apologized repeatedly without changing behavior: Save your sorries for someone who believes them.
Moral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
self-reproach · compunction · penitence · contriteness · ruefulness · pangs · anguish · sorrow
Compensation for wrongdoing
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- mea culpaAcknowledgment of personal blame
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
reconciliation · redress · absolution · exoneration · clemency · leniency · dispensation · condonation
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
contrition · self-reproach · compunction · penitence · contriteness · ruefulness · pangs · anguish · sorrow · heartache
amends
Compensation for wrongdoing
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- mea culpaAcknowledgment of personal blame
forgiveness · reconciliation · redress · absolution · exoneration · clemency · leniency · dispensation · condonation · indemnity
sorriesforgivenesses
Acts of pardoning offenses
pardons · absolutions · acceptances · no worries · thank yous
sorriesdefiances
Acts of bold resistance
unapologies · no regrets · non-apologies · justifications · denials
sorriesexcuses
Explanations offered for faults
justifications · defenses · explanations · rationalizations · buts