Knowra Remorse Remorse Remorse is painful guilt and regret over having done something wrong or harmful. It can involve distress about the act, concern for those harmed, and a wish to make amends.
Guilt : Guilt is distress arising from the belief that one has committed a wrongdoing. Remorse includes guilt about a particular harmful act, often with regret and concern for its effects.
Restorative justice : Restorative justice is an approach to addressing wrongdoing through accountability, participation, and repairing harm. Expressions of remorse may support dialogue and repair, though they do not replace accountability.
Shame : Shame is painful self-conscious distress involving a sense that the self is defective, exposed, or unworthy. Remorse centers on a wrongful act; shame more often condemns the whole self.
Repentance : Repentance is a turning away from wrongdoing, often involving regret, confession, and commitment to change. Religious and ethical traditions often treat remorse as part of a broader movement toward changed conduct.
Regret : Regret is sorrow or disappointment about a past choice or event, especially when another outcome seems preferable. Remorse is a morally focused form of regret about one's own wrongdoing.
Reparation : Reparation is an act or measure intended to repair harm or compensate those affected by wrongdoing. Remorse can motivate concrete efforts to address damage caused.
Embarrassment : Embarrassment is discomfort caused by social awkwardness, exposure, or a perceived breach of convention. Embarrassment can follow a blunder without any belief that someone was harmed or wronged.
Confession : Confession is an admission of wrongdoing, often made to a person, community, or authority. Acknowledging an act can give remorse public form and create obligations to those harmed.
Empathy : Empathy is the capacity to understand or share another person's feelings and perspective. Recognizing another person's suffering can deepen remorse for causing it.
Apology : An apology is an expression acknowledging a wrong and communicating regret or responsibility for it. Remorse may make an apology sincere, but words alone do not establish changed behavior.
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