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melted(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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miserable
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mournful(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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pangs of conscience(expression, idiom, penitence)
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pathetic
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prickings of conscience(expression, idiom, penitence)
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qualms of conscience(expression, idiom, penitence)
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repentance
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repenting
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rue
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saddened(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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self-accusation
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self-accusing(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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self-condemnation
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self-condemnatory(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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self-humiliation
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self-reproach
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self-reproof
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shamefaced(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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softened(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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