contrite meaning - definition of contrite by Mnemonic Dictionary

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for contrite

SPLIT AS cont (COUNT) - rite (RIGHT). COUNT THE CASH RIGHT, ELSE YOU WILL REGRET IT.

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for being a conTRITE i.e lacking originality ,i REGRET

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can't(CONT) I did it right(RITE)... so regretful

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CON ( a convict or con artist ) TRITE ( hackneyed ) ... A con starts to regret things only if he is being caught again and again !

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I feel contrite because I didn't do it right...

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CONT+RITE= Cant + right= I regret that I cant do anything rite.

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count right otherwise contrite

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one who counts right feels pain for wrong thing done by him

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This is for Spanish speakers. CON is with, and TRITE sounds like the Spanish word triste, meaning sad. So "with sadness" is contrite.

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Contrite = Coulnd't right or couldn't be righteous

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if u do not regret ur mistake i will pull ur "kaan(con)" tight(trite)

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he said i cant do it right..he is very remorseful,sad now

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Contrite -- co + nitrite conversion of nitrite... He filled with a sense of guilt for not able to perform nitrite conversions

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contrite sounds like CAN WRITE..I'm so Sorry(expressing pain for offenses)that i CAN even WRITE it down on a paper.

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