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51 entries under penitence topic. ×
| penitency(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| qualm(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance) | |
| reclaim | |
| ruefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| sadness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) | |
| scruple(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance) | |
| self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| self-condemnation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| self-flagellation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| acknowledge | |
| apologize | |
| be penitent(expression, idiom) | |
| be sorry for(expression, idiom) | |
| beg pardon(expression, idiom) | |
| cry peccavi(expression, idiom) | |
| disclose | |
| disclosure | |
| humble oneself(expression, idiom) | |
| knock under(verb, phrasal verb) |
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