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impenitency

/ɪmˈpen.ɪ.tən.si/

Traduction: Nom désignant le trait ou l'état de celui qui refuse de se repentir ou d'exprimer des regrets pour ses actes ou ses convictions.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ɪmˈpen.ɪ.tən.si/

indénombrable

A noun referring to the trait or state of refusing to repent or feel remorse for one's actions or beliefs.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant le trait ou l'état de celui qui refuse de se repentir ou d'exprimer des regrets pour ses actes ou ses convictions.
  1. Lack of remorse C2 formal

    The quality or state of being unrepentant; refusal to feel or express regret for one's actions.

    • His impenitency in the face of clear wrongdoing shocked the jury.
    • The criminal's impenitency was seen as a sign of a hardened character.
    • She showed complete impenitency for her harsh words.

    🇫🇷Impénitence

    Synonymes: callousnesshardheartednessimpenitenceobduracy

    Antonymes: contritionpenitenceregretremorserepentance

  • impenitencies plural form
  • impenitencies' possessive plural form
  • impenitency's possessive singular form