1
repair(compensation, renewal, amends, damages, atonement)
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repayment(noun, compensation, renewal, amends, damages)
1
rod(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
rough treatment(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
1
ruefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
sackcloth
1
sacrament
1
sacrifice(noun, loss, reduction, disadvantage, expense)
1
sadness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
1
saeta
1
sanction(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
scruple(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
1
self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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self-condemnation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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self-flagellation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
sequestration(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, repentance)
1
short shrift(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
1
shrive(rite, atonement)
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