remords — REMORSE

[REUH-mohr] (n. m.) We've gone at length on the history of morsel (see entry) and we know that the word is derived from the Latin mordus (in French simply mord) which means to bite. See, it's a poetic thought here that pressed remorse into usage. It's the feeling you get when something comes back to bit you, in little nibbles eating at your tranquility.