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sorrow(verb, distress, cry, complain)
45
remorse(sorrow, shame, penitence, feeling)
44
rue(verb, distress, sorrow, formal)
37
lament(verb, cry, complain, fret, grieve)
33
disappointment(distress, discontent, state, feeling)
31
contrition(shame, sorrow, feeling, distress)
30
grief(distress, sorrow, feeling, pain)
29
repentance(sorrow, penitence, feeling, distress)
29
penitence(shame, sorrow, feeling, distress)
25
heartbreak(pain, misery, grief, despair)
23
compunction(sorrow, feeling, distress, shame)
23
ruefulness(sorrow, distress, shame, remorse)
20
anguish(distress, sorrow, pain, shame)
19
self-reproach(shame, sorrow, distress, disgrace)
19
lamentation(distress, discontent, feeling, worry)
18
qualm(sorrow, distress, shame, doubt)
17
apology(remorse, action, distress, shame)
11
sorriness(rare, distress, sorrow, disappointment)
10
upset over past action(expression, distress, sorrow, disappointment)
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expression of regret(expression, distress, sorrow, disappointment)
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