5
abashment(noun, confusion, disgrace, dishonor, irritation)
5
penance(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
5
sphacelus(noun, disease)
5
asceticism(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
5
austerity(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
5
confusion(noun, trouble, difficulty, anxiety, shame)
5
denial
5
discipline(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, sanction)
5
discomfiture(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
5
discomposure(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, mess)
5
sacrifice(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
5
shamefacedness(noun, confusion, disgrace, dishonor, irritation)
5
sorrow(noun, trouble, worry, distress, care)
5
vexation(noun, trouble, worry, anxiety, care)
4
abstinence(noun, control, measure, simplicity, dullness)
4
martyrdom(noun, suffering, torture, death, unselfishness)
4
penitence(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution)
4
public shame
4
putrescence(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
4
repentance(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution)
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