Repentant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈɛntənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈɛntənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈɛntənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈɛntənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

penitent

Antonyms

unrepentant impenitent

Word Forms

penitent	noun	(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
penitence	noun	remorse for your past conduct
repentance	noun	remorse for your past conduct
repent	verb	turn away from sin or do penitence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reuig

Reue für Missetaten empfinden oder ausdrücken

🇪🇸Spanish

arrepentido

sentir o expresar remordimiento por malas acciones

🇮🇹Italian

pentito

provare o esprimere rimorso per i misfatti

🇳🇱Dutch

berouwvol

spijt voelen of uiten voor wandaden

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrependido

sentir ou expressar remorso por erros

🇷🇺Russian

раскаивающийся

чувство или выражение раскаяния в проступках

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पश्चाताप

दुष्कर्मों के लिए पश्चाताप महसूस करना या व्यक्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুতপ্ত

অপকর্মের জন্য অনুশোচনা অনুভব করা বা প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வருந்துபவர்

தவறான செயல்களுக்கு வருத்தம் அல்லது வருத்தத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పశ్చాత్తాపపడ్డాడు

దుష్కార్యాలకు పశ్చాత్తాపం లేదా పశ్చాత్తాపం వ్యక్తం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पश्चात्ताप करणारा

दुष्कृत्यांसाठी पश्चात्ताप करणे किंवा व्यक्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પસ્તાવો કરનાર

દુષ્કર્મ માટે પસ્તાવો કરવો અથવા વ્યક્ત કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪಪಟ್ಟ

ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുന്നു

തെറ്റായ പ്രവൃത്തികളിൽ പശ്ചാത്താപം തോന്നുകയോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੋਬਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ

ਮਾੜੇ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਲਈ ਪਛਤਾਵਾ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

توبہ کرنے والا

غلط کاموں پر پچھتاوا محسوس کرنا یا اظہار کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悔改的

对不当行为感到或表达悔恨

🇯🇵Japanese

悔い改める

悪行に対する後悔の念を感じたり、表明したりする

🇰🇷Korean

회개하는

잘못에 대한 후회를 느끼거나 표현하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn năn

cảm thấy hoặc bày tỏ sự hối hận về hành vi sai trái

🇹🇭Thai

กลับใจ

รู้สึกหรือแสดงความเสียใจต่อการกระทำผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertobat

merasakan atau mengungkapkan penyesalan atas kesalahannya

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsisisi

pakiramdam o pagpapahayag ng pagsisisi sa mga maling gawain

🇲🇾Malay

bertaubat

berasa atau menyatakan penyesalan atas kesalahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تائب

الشعور أو التعبير عن الندم على الأفعال السيئة

🇮🇷Persian

توبه کننده

احساس یا ابراز پشیمانی از اعمال نادرست

🇹🇷Turkish

tövbekar

Kötü davranışlardan dolayı pişmanlık duymak veya ifade etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוזר בתשובה

להרגיש או להביע חרטה על מעללים

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The primary meaning of 'repentant' is 'feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds'.

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