a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing. his determination to make things right again was seen as a sign of his sincere contriteness.

Is Contriteness a word?

A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds: compunction, contrition, penitence, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue. Theology: attrition.

What is an example of contrite?

An example of contrite is the feeling of someone who feels terribly about committing a sin. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one's own actions; apologetic.