impenitence

American  

[im-pen-i-tuhns] / ɪmˈpɛn ɪ təns /

noun

1. the state or quality of being impenitent; the state or quality of lacking regret or remorse.

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Other Word Forms

• impenitency noun

Example Sentences

She still bristles at his impenitence in poaching her long-ago words and deeds for what she calls his “Little Girl Stories,” but she has a more nuanced view of the complicated man who raised her.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is something deeply refreshing about Griffin’s impenitence, especially as Democrats and Republicans alike pay shallow lip service to the value of “civility” in political discourse.

From The Guardian

To old Time Warner shareholders, or anyone with a rudimentary sense of shame, that impenitence may be frustrating.

From BusinessWeek

Such are death, old age, physical infirmity, loss of worldly honor, final impenitence.

From Project Gutenberg

M'Kissock's rabid thirst for revenge, his obvious impenitence for all his own crimes and misdeeds, excited repugnance in place of the pity his plight might otherwise have inspired.

From Project Gutenberg