unrepentant
Britishadjective
Explanation
If you're unrepentant about something, you refuse to regret it or apologize for it. An unrepentant cheater might brazenly lean over to get a better look at his friend's chemistry test. If you're repentant about something you've done or said, you feel terrible about it, and you express shame and remorse. If, on the other hand, you're unrepentant, you're not at all sorry. An unrepentant gossip doesn't feel guilty about spreading rumors. The word comes from the Vulgar Latin penitire, "to regret."
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Example Sentences
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Boone is responsible for tremendous environmental harm but remains unrepentant, even as other apparitions materialize seeking to shame him into confessing his sins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk has insisted however it should be unrepentant.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
Perhaps if “F1: The Movie” weren’t so intent on creating innumerable parallels between its star and its story, Pitt might not come off so arrogant and unrepentant.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025
Despite this and the risks of acting without licences, activists whose names have been changed were unrepentant and said they were taking action themselves because the legal option was "too bureaucratic".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
And the owners of them, sullen faced, unrepentant, pushed by the Eyes against the walls of their bedrooms, while the sorrowful voice of the announcer tells us voice-over about their perfidy and ungratefulness.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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