42 entries under sorrow topic. ×

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grief(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
3
pangs of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, shame)
3
punctiliousness(noun, regret, scruple, reluctance)
3
ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
3
ruth(noun, understanding, distress, shame)
2
remorsefulness(noun, feeling, distress, shame)
2
second thoughts(noun, expression, regret, scruple)
2
sympathy(noun, understanding, empathy, concern)
1
anguish(noun, worry, concern, distress, anxiety)
1
atonement(noun, shame, regret, forfeit)
1
debasement(distress, shame, degradation, repentance)
1
degradation(noun, distress, confusion, shame)
1
distress(noun, understanding, shame, melancholy)
1
humbling(distress, shame, degradation, repentance)
1
humiliation(noun, distress, confusion, shame)
1
sadness(noun, understanding, distress, shame)
1
self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, woe)
1
self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
1
self-flagellation(noun, distress, shame, woe)
1
self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, woe)
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