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- Thesaurus|320
- Abbreviations|0
120 entries under noun topic. ×
| ruefulness(worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| sadness(distress, shame, sorrow, sympathy) | |
| anguish(worry, concern, distress, anxiety) | |
| apology(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| confession(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) | |
| humbling(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) | |
| ruth(distress, shame, sorrow, compassion) | |
| self-punishment(distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| breast-beating | |
| debasement(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) | |
| expiation(woe, compensation, forfeit, forgiveness) | |
| guilt(shame, blame, sorrow, fault) | |
| mortification(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) | |
| penitency(feeling, distress, shame, sorrow) | |
| regretfulness(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| scruple(upset, worry, concern, distress) | |
| amends(compensation, forfeit, reparation, self-punishment) | |
| heartache(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| penalty(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) | |
| sackcloth and ashes(expression, idiom, woe, forfeit) |
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