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agen·bite of in·wit (ə gen′bīt′ uv in′wit′)
remorse of conscience
Etymology: ME ayenbite of inwyt, transl. of L remorsus, remorse + ME inwyt, inwit, conscience, intellect: phrase revived by James Joyce (1922) in Ulysses
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