10
regret
4
remorse(noun, sorrow, woe, regret, reassurance)
3
compunction(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, anguish)
1
better self
1
contriteness(noun, shame, sorrow, anguish, regret)
1
contrition(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, anguish)
1
guilt(noun, shame, sorrow, anguish, regret)
1
penitence(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, anguish)
1
qualm
1
repentance(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, anguish)
1
ruefulness(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, anguish)
1
scruple
1
self-reproach(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, anguish)
1
shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, repentance)
1
sorrow(noun, shame, woe, anguish, regret)
1
throes
1
woe(noun, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness)
0
anguish(noun, shame, sorrow, woe, regret)
0
anxiety
0
attrition(noun, shame, sorrow, anguish, regret)
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