11
penitent(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry)
11
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, regret, guilty)
9
repentant(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
8
contrite(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
8
remorseful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
7
apologetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
7
penitential(adjective, sad, unhappy, regret, apologetic)
6
regretful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
5
ashamed(adjective, remorseful, regretting)
3
rueful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, tormented)
1
attritional(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
1
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
1
conscience-stricken(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
1
guilt-ridden(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
1
guilty
1
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
1
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
1
self-reproachful(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
1
sheepish
1
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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