English → Latin
“remorse” in Latin
sollicitūdōanxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness; watchful concern, solicitude; anxious care or attention, painstakingnessmordeōto bite (into); nibble, gnaw; to nip, sting; to eat, consume, devour, erodestimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentivevexōto shake or jolt violently; to harass, annoy; to vex, trouble (strong term, involving violence)-orused to form an abstract noun from a verb root or conceived root form; used to form an abstract noun from an adjectivescelusan evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; wickedness, villainy; criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, r
The English word remorse itself goes back to Latin mordeō, through remorsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
remorse
conscientiae angor, sollicitudo: angor conscientiae fraudumque cruciatus: morsus, stimuli, cruciatus conscientiae (after Cic.). To be stung with remorse, conscientiae angore et sollicitudine agitari, vexari (Cic.); conscientia exanimari (Cic.); conscientia maleficii (-orum), sceleris (-um), vitiorum, aliquem stimulat (Cic.); conscientia scelerum agitatur animus alicujus (Sall.); excruciari conscientia delictorum, peccatorum, scelerum; conscientiae stimulis vexari, morderi (after Cic.); conscientia ictum esse (Liv., 33, 28).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for remorse?
- The usual Latin words for “remorse” are sollicitūdō, mordeō, stimulus; also vexō, -or, scelus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.