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48 entries under noun topic. ×
| ruth(distress, sorrow, degradation, regret) | |
| scruple(distress, degradation, regret, reluctance) | |
| self-castigation(distress, woe, degradation, reassurance) | |
| self-condemnation(distress, woe, degradation, reassurance) | |
| self-flagellation(distress, woe, degradation, reassurance) | |
| self-punishment(distress, woe, degradation, reassurance) | |
| self-reproach(distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| sorrow(shame, woe, anguish, humiliation) | |
| big trouble(expression, woe, reassurance, expiation) | |
| broken heart(expression, woe, reassurance, expiation) | |
| compassion(shame, sorrow, anguish, regret) | |
| condolement(woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) | |
| expiation(woe, reassurance, remorsefulness) | |
| guilt(shame, sorrow, anguish, grief) | |
| heartbreak(woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) | |
| heartsickness(woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) | |
| infelicity(woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) | |
| lamentation(woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness) | |
| pangs of conscience(expression, idiom, shame, sorrow) | |
| pity(shame, sorrow, woe, anguish) |
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