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blame(fault, responsibility, liability, culpability)
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broken heart(noun, expression, woe, reassurance, expiation)
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brokenness
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compassion(noun, shame, sorrow, sympathy, anguish)
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condolement(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness)
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confess
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confessional
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constraint(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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crime(shame, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
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criminality(shame, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
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delinquency(shame, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
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dereliction(shame, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
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disbelief(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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discontent(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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dismalness
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displeasure(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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disquiet(anxiety, nervousness, restlessness)
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disquietude(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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doubt(noun, upset, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension)
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dread(noun, upset, anxiety, doubt, nervousness)
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