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regret
6
apology(noun, statement, excuse, regret, remorse)
4
confession(noun, interjection, excuse, regret, guilt)
4
excuse(noun, statement, regret, confession)
3
penance(noun, interjection, guilt)
2
acknowledgment(excuse, regret, confession)
2
repentance(noun, interjection, guilt)
1
change of heart(expression, idiom)
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contrition
1
penitence
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reformation
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acknowledgment of error(noun, interjection, guilt)
0
act of contrition(expression, idiom, excuse, regret, confession)
0
admission(excuse, regret, confession)
0
admission of guilt(expression, idiom, excuse, regret, confession)
0
amends(excuse, regret, confession)
0
atonement(excuse, regret, confession)
0
concession(excuse, regret, confession)
0
defense(excuse, regret, confession)
0
explanation(excuse, regret, confession)
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