- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|320
- Abbreviations|0
39 entries under compunction topic. ×
| regret(noun, action, distress, shame, blame) | |
| contrition(noun, feeling, worry, concern, distress) | |
| repentance(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern) | |
| remorse(noun, upset, feeling, worry, concern) | |
| sorrow(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe) | |
| grief(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| qualm(noun, worry, concern, distress, anxiety) | |
| self-reproach(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| shame(noun, blame, sorrow, fault, responsibility) | |
| lamentation(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe) | |
| ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| anguish(noun, worry, concern, distress, anxiety) | |
| apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| guilt(noun, shame, blame, sorrow, fault) | |
| regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| scruple(noun, upset, worry, concern, distress) | |
| heartache(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| self-accusation(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| affliction(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) |
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