120 entries under noun topic. ×

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regret(action, distress, shame, blame)
19
contrition(feeling, worry, concern, distress)
18
repentance(feeling, bad, worry, concern)
17
remorse(upset, feeling, worry, concern)
13
compunction(upset, feeling, worry, concern)
13
penance(distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
10
sorrow(worry, concern, shame, woe)
10
attrition(feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
9
contriteness(feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
8
grief(worry, concern, distress, shame)
8
rue(feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
7
qualm(worry, concern, distress, anxiety)
7
self-reproach(worry, concern, distress, shame)
7
shame(blame, sorrow, fault, responsibility)
6
humiliation(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
6
lamentation(worry, concern, shame, woe)
5
atonement(shame, sorrow, compensation, regret)
5
degradation(distress, shame, sorrow, repentance)
5
distress(shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
5
remorsefulness(feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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