| ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) |
| sadness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, sympathy) |
| anguish(noun, worry, concern, distress, anxiety) |
| apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) |
| confession(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) |
| humbling(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) |
| ruth(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, compassion) |
| self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| breast-beating |
| debasement(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) |
| expiation(noun, woe, compensation, forfeit, forgiveness) |
| guilt(noun, shame, blame, sorrow, fault) |
| mortification(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) |
| penitency(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow) |
| regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) |
| scruple(noun, upset, worry, concern, distress) |
| amends(noun, compensation, forfeit, reparation, self-punishment) |
| hair shirt(expression, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) |
| heartache(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) |
| penalty(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) |