repentant

adjective/rɪˈpentənt/CEFR C1

অনুতপ্ত, তওবাকারী

Meaning

Feeling and showing genuine sorrow for having done wrong.

Example sentences

  • He seemed truly repentant.তাকে সত্যিই অনুতপ্ত মনে হচ্ছিল।
  • The court noted his repentant letter.আদালত তার অনুতাপের চিঠিটি বিবেচনায় নেয়।

Common phrases with “repentant”

  • truly repentantসত্যিই অনুতপ্ত
  • a repentant sinnerঅনুতপ্ত পাপী
  • show a repentant attitudeঅনুতপ্ত মনোভাব দেখানো

A common mistake

He was repentant that the bus was late.→He was annoyed that the bus was late.

Repentance is for your own wrongdoing, and it carries a religious weight — the verb is repent. You cannot repent something somebody else did, or a piece of bad luck.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: remorseful, penitent

Antonyms: unrepentant

Similar words, and what each means

  • remorseful

    অনুশোচনাগ্রস্ত

    Feeling deep regret for a wrong you have done.

  • penitent

    অনুতপ্ত, তওবাকারী

    Sincerely sorry for having done wrong, especially in a religious sense.

Other English words for “অনুতপ্ত, তওবাকারী”

  • apologetic

    Showing that you are sorry for something you have done.

  • regretful

    Feeling sorry about something you did or failed to do.

  • penitent

    Sincerely sorry for having done wrong, especially in a religious sense.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “repentant” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বোকা, নির্বোধ, হাস্যকর
    • • নমনীয়, সহজে বাঁকানো যায় এমন
    • • অনুতপ্ত, তওবাকারী
    • • আরামদায়ক, উষ্ণ ও আরামের
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    অনুতপ্ত, তওবাকারী — repentant (adjective) — অনুতপ্ত, তওবাকারী. Feeling and showing genuine sorrow for having done wrong.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “repentant”?

    • • remorseful
    • • comparable
    • • frenzied
    • • intrinsic
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    remorseful — remorseful — অনুশোচনাগ্রস্ত. Feeling deep regret for a wrong you have done.

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