25
regret(noun, action, distress, shame, blame)
18
shame(noun, blame, sorrow, fault, responsibility)
17
repentance(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern)
16
remorse(noun, feeling, worry, concern, distress)
15
penitence(noun, feeling, worry, concern, distress)
14
compunction(noun, feeling, worry, concern, distress)
14
contriteness(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
12
guilt(noun, confusion, shame, blame, sorrow)
12
sorrow(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe)
10
penance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
9
attrition(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
9
rue(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
9
self-reproach(noun, worry, concern, distress, confusion)
7
grief(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
6
qualm(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
4
humiliation(noun, distress, confusion, shame, sorrow)
4
penitency(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
4
regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
4
ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
4
sorriness(noun, sorrow, woe, grief, regret)
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