noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rĭ-pĕnʹtəns
/ɹɪˈpɛntəns/
New-Zealand:ʹrĕp-ən-təns
New-Zealand:/ˈɹɛpəntəns/
New-Zealand:[ˈɹep.ən.thənsh]
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CMU ARPABET:R IH0 P EH1 N T AH0 N S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The action of repenting, an instance of it, atonement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The condition of being repentant, penitent, a state of feeling regret or remorse for having done wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
1678, Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, second period God hath denied me repentance. His words gives me no encouragement to believe.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
remorse for your past conduct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
First attested circa 14th century, from Middle English repentance, repentaunce, from Old French repentance. More at repent. By surface analysis, repent + -ance.
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَوْبَة
(tawba)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Armenian:
զղջում
(zġǰum)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Armenian:
ափսոսանք
(apʻsosankʻ)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Azerbaijani:
tövbə
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Belarusian:
ка́янне
(kájannje)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Bulgarian:
разка́яние
(razkájanie)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Bulgarian:
покая́ние
(pokajánie)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Catalan:
penediment
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Chinese Mandarin:
懺悔 /忏悔
(chànhuǐ)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Chinese Mandarin:
悔改
(huǐgǎi)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Chinese Mandarin:
悔恨
(huǐhèn)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Chinese Mandarin:
悔悟
(huǐwù)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Chinese Mandarin:
後悔 /后悔
(hòuhuǐ)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Chinese Mandarin:
懊悔
(àohuǐ)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Czech:
lítost
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Czech:
pokání
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Dutch:
berouw
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Dutch:
penitentie
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Finnish:
tunnontuska
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Finnish:
tunnonvaiva
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Finnish:
katumus
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
French:
repentance
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
French:
repentir
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Old French:
repentance
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Galician:
arrepentimento
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Galician:
arrependimento
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
German:
Reue
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Gothic:
𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰
(idreiga)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Ancient Greek:
μετάνοια
(metánoia)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Modern Greek:
μεταμέλεια
(metaméleia)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Modern Greek:
μετάνοια
(metánoia)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Hindi:
पछतावा
(pachtāvā)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Hindi:
पश्चात्ताप
(paścāttāp)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Hungarian:
bűnbánat
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Hungarian:
bűntudat
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Hungarian:
megbánás
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Hungarian:
lelkifurdalás
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Hungarian:
lelkiismeret-furdalás
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Ido:
repento
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Irish:
aithrí
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Italian:
pentimento
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Italian:
rimorso
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Japanese:
懺悔
(zange)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Japanese:
懺悔
(sange)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Japanese:
悔悟
(kaigo)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Japanese:
後悔
(kōkai)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Kazakh:
өкіну
(ökınu)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Korean:
회개
(hoegae)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Korean:
후회
(huhoe)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Korean:
회오
(hoe'o)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Central Kurdish:
تۆبە
(tobe)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Macedonian:
покајание
(pokajanie)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Malay:
taubat
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Māori:
rīpenetātanga
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Pashto:
توبه
(tobá)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Persian:
پشیمانی
(pašimâni)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Persian:
توبه
(towbe)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Polish:
skrucha
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Portuguese:
arrependimento
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Russian:
раска́яние
(raskájanije)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Russian:
покая́ние
(pokajánije)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Serbo-Croatian:
покаја́ње
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Serbo-Croatian:
pokajánje
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Slovak:
ľútosť
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Slovak:
pokánie
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Slovak:
kajúcnosť
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Slovene:
obžalovanje
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Slovene:
kes
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Slovene:
kesanje
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Spanish:
arrepentimiento
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Swahili:
kitubio
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Swedish:
ånger
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Swedish:
ruelse
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Tajik:
тавба
(tavba)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Tajik:
пушаймонӣ
(pušaymoni)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Tocharian B:
onmiṃ
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Turkish:
tövbe
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Ottoman Turkish:
اوگنج
(evgenc)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Ukrainian:
каяття́
(kajattjá)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Ukrainian:
покая́ння
(pokajánnja)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Ukrainian:
ка́яння
(kájannja)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Ukrainian:
розка́яння
(rozkájannja)
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Uzbek:
tavba
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
Vietnamese:
ăn năn
— condition of being repentant, penitent, feeling remorse
