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61Frankenstein — This article is about the novel. For the characters, see Victor Frankenstein or Frankenstein s monster. For other uses, see Frankenstein (disambiguation). Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus …
62deathwish — death wish n. 1. Psychiatry. a. A desire for self destruction, often accompanied by feelings of depression, hopelessness, and self reproach. b. The desire, often unconscious, for the death of another person, such as a parent, toward whom one has… …
63Molière — /mohl yair /; Fr. /maw lyerdd /, n. (Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622 73, French actor and playwright. * * * orig. Jean Baptiste Poquelin (baptized Jan. 15, 1622, Paris, France died Feb. 17, 1673, Paris) French playwright, actor, and director. The… …
64repent — repent1 repenter, n. repentingly, adv. /ri pent /, v.i. 1. to feel sorry, self reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often fol. by of): He repented after his thoughtless… …
65Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of, marquess of Douro, marquess of Wellington, earl of Wellington, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, Baron Douro or Wellesley — ▪ prime minister of Great Britain Introduction byname Iron Duke born May 1, 1769, Dublin, Ire. died Sept. 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, Eng. British army commander during the Napoleonic Wars and later prime minister of Great Britain (1828–30) …
66compunction — Synonyms and related words: attrition, bashfulness, beef, better self, bitch, boggle, boggling, boycott, challenge, complaint, conscience, conscientiousness, contriteness, contrition, demonstration, demur, demurral, demurrer, diffidence,… …
67guilt — Synonyms and related words: blame, blameworthiness, contriteness, contrition, crime, criminality, culpability, fault, feloniousness, guiltiness, misconduct, offense, onus, regret, remorse, repentance, responsibility, self condemnation, self… …
68regret — Synonyms and related words: abject apology, acknowledgment, affliction, anguish, apologies, apology, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, bitterness, breast beating, care, compunction, confession, contriteness, contrition,… …
69contrition — n. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, sorrow, regret, self condemnation, self reproach, stings of conscience, sorrow for sin …
70guilt — noun 1) the proof of his guilt Syn: culpability, guiltiness, blameworthiness; wrongdoing, wrong, criminality, misconduct, sin Ant: innocence 2) a terrible feeling of guilt Syn …
