Agenbite

//əˈɡɛnbʌɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Remorse, ayenbite. uncountable

    "Speaking to me. They wash and tub and scrub. Agenbite of inwit. Conscience."

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remorsecompunctioncontritionguiltregretremorse

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"Speaking to me. They wash and tub and scrub. Agenbite of inwit. Conscience."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Middle English ayenbite, reflecting Old English agēn (“again, eft, back”).

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