1
grieving(adjective, regretful)
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hangdog
1
hoodoo column(expression, idiom)
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humiliated
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lamenting(adjective, regretful)
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magdalen(noun, prodigal)
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mortified
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mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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mourning(adjective, regretful)
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obdurate
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pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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puritan
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ruthful
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self-accusing(sad, unhappy, penitence, apologetic)
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self-reproachful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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self-reproaching
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shame-faced
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shamed
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acknowledge
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alas
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