Lewis & Short

contrītĭo, ōnis, f. [contero], a grinding.

  1. I. Prop., Ennod. 3 med.
  2. II. Trop., contrition, grief, = θλίψις (eccl. Lat.), Lact. 7, 18; Aug. Conf. 7, 7; Vulg. Jer. 30, 15; id. Psa. 13, 3; 59, 2 al.