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regretful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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remorseful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
26
repentant(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
23
contrite(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
21
apologetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
16
rueful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
10
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
8
compunctious(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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sad(adjective, unhappy, apologetic)
3
atoning(adjective, sorrowful, shamed, repentant)
2
attritional(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
1
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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