Definitions For Contrition

noun

  • Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  • The state of feeling sorry for bad behavior : the state of being contrite

Is Contrition a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Contrition is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Contrition in a Sentence

  • Were her tears a true sign of contrition?
  • Once again she heard her abusive husband's tearful expressions of contrition

Synonyms for Contrition

Antonyms for Contrition

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