14
contrition(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
11
remorse(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
11
repentance(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame)
10
attrition(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
9
penitence(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
9
regret
7
sorrow(noun, shame, anguish, humiliation, grief)
6
shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, repentance)
5
compunction(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
5
guilt(noun, shame, sorrow, anguish, grief)
5
rue(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
5
self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
4
apology(noun, repentance, remorse, penitence)
4
grief(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
3
penitency(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
3
qualm(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
2
abrasion
2
atonement(noun, shame, sorrow, regret, repentance)
2
pang
2
remorsefulness(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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