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33 entries under expiation topic. ×

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compunction(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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contrition(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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remorse(noun, feeling, distress, sorrow, woe)
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repentance(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame)
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remorsefulness(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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rue(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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anguish(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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grief(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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penance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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penitence(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
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ruefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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self-castigation(noun, distress, woe, degradation, reassurance)
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self-condemnation(noun, distress, woe, degradation, reassurance)
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self-flagellation(noun, distress, woe, degradation, reassurance)
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self-punishment(noun, distress, woe, degradation, reassurance)
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self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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sorrow(noun, shame, woe, anguish, humiliation)
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big trouble(noun, expression, woe, reassurance)
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broken heart(noun, expression, woe, reassurance)
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condolement(noun, woe, reassurance, remorsefulness)
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