14 entries under compunction topic. ×

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sorrow(noun, verb, distress, cry, complain)
45
remorse(noun, sorrow, shame, penitence, feeling)
33
disappointment(noun, distress, discontent, state, feeling)
31
contrition(noun, shame, sorrow, feeling, distress)
30
grief(noun, distress, sorrow, feeling, pain)
29
repentance(noun, sorrow, penitence, feeling, distress)
29
penitence(noun, shame, sorrow, feeling, distress)
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heartbreak(noun, pain, misery, grief, despair)
23
ruefulness(noun, sorrow, distress, shame, remorse)
20
anguish(noun, distress, sorrow, pain, shame)
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self-reproach(noun, shame, sorrow, distress, disgrace)
19
lamentation(noun, distress, discontent, feeling, worry)
18
qualm(noun, sorrow, distress, shame, doubt)
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apology(noun, remorse, action, distress, shame)
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