52
sorrow(noun, verb, distress, cry, complain)
45
remorse(noun, sorrow, shame, penitence, feeling)
44
rue(verb, noun, distress, sorrow, formal)
37
lament(verb, cry, complain, fret, grieve)
33
disappointment(noun, distress, discontent, state, feeling)
31
contrition(noun, shame, sorrow, feeling, distress)
30
bewail(verb, lament, cry, complain, fret)
30
mourn(verb, complain, fret, grieve, howl)
30
grieve(verb, complain, fret, howl, weep)
30
grief(noun, distress, sorrow, feeling, pain)
30
repine(verb, complain, activity, cry, idle)
29
bemoan(verb, cry, complain, fret, grieve)
29
repentance(noun, sorrow, penitence, feeling, distress)
29
penitence(noun, shame, sorrow, feeling, distress)
28
repent(verb, lament, apologize, action, act)
25
heartbreak(noun, pain, misery, grief, despair)
23
compunction(noun, sorrow, feeling, distress, shame)
23
ruefulness(noun, sorrow, distress, shame, remorse)
21
deplore(verb, scorn, condemn, avoid, cry)
20
anguish(noun, distress, sorrow, pain, shame)
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