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slip(shame, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
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solecism(shame, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
1
stigma(shame, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
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suffering(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution)
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uneasiness(noun, upset, worry, concern, anxiety)
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wearing a hairshirt(expression, idiom)
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woe(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
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worry(noun, concern, anxiety, shame, doubt)
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penitently
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abrasion
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absolution(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution, self-punishment)
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agitation(anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
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alarm(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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alas
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angst(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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anxiousness(anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
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apprehension(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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awkwardness(anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
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bad conscience
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big trouble(noun, expression, woe, reassurance, expiation)
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