140 entries under noun topic. ×

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