Substitute most appropriate word for following from the given options:
showing deep sorrow for wrong doing

contrite

The most appropriate word for showing deep sorrow for wrong doing is contrite.

• Contrite means feeling or showing sincere regret or remorse for one's wrongdoing.
• Abstruse means difficult to understand or comprehend.
• Euphemism is a mild or indirect expression for something that is considered unpleasant or offensive.
• Benevolence is the desire to do good to others.