Contrite: Remorseful; penitent; repentant.
A deep feeling of guilt for wrongdoing, combined with a desire to make amends.
From Latin: contritus, “worn out, crushed, bruised”
Synonyms: apologetic, repentant, sorry
Contrite shows up in one of the stanzas of Rudyard Kipling’s poems.
The tumult and the shouting dies;
The Captains and the Kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
– Recessional by Rudyard Kipling
