5
fear(noun, verb, feeling, bother, worry)
5
feel bad(verb, expression, action, act, disappointment)
4
attrition(noun, weakening, withering, obsolescence)
4
compunction(noun, emotion, rue, resipiscence)
4
contriteness(noun, emotion, rue, resipiscence)
4
contrition(noun, emotion, rue, resipiscence)
4
remorse(noun, emotion, rue, resipiscence)
4
self-reproach(noun, emotion, rue, resipiscence)
3
heartbreak(noun, anguish, grief, affliction, dolor)
3
much to one's regret(expression, adverb, distress, sorrow, manner)
3
to one's regret(expression, adverb, distress, sorrow, manner)
3
with much regret(expression, adverb, distress, sorrow, manner)
3
with no regret(expression, adverb, distress, sorrow, manner)
3
with profound regret(expression, adverb, distress, sorrow, manner)
3
without regret(expression, adverb, distress, sorrow, manner)
2
apologetic(adjective, sorrow, guilt, compunction)
2
apology(noun, sorrow, guilt, compunction)
2
assurance of regret(noun, expression, distress, sorrow, disappointment)
2
deep regret(noun, expression, distress, sorrow, disappointment)
2
effective regret(noun, expression, distress, sorrow, disappointment)
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