remorsen.[OE. remors, OF. remors,F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See Morsel.]1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.(Shak.)2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.()Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse. (Dryden.)But evermore it seem'd an easier thing
At once without remorse to strike her dead. (Tennyson.)()