23 entries under apologetic topic. ×

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sorry(adjective, wrong, sad, unhappy, hesitant)
12
sad(adjective, unhappy, melancholy, sadness, thoughtful)
11
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry)
11
conscience-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, penitent)
8
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, melancholy)
7
penitential(adjective, sad, unhappy, regret)
6
unhappy(adjective, sad, hesitant, distressed, mournful)
5
shamefaced(adjective, sad, unhappy, embarrassed)
3
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, miserable)
3
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, upsetting, deplorable)
2
disconsolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy, thoughtful)
2
guilt-ridden(adjective, sad, unhappy)
2
self-accusing(sad, unhappy)
1
attritional(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry)
1
heartbroken(sad, unhappy, mournful, grief-stricken)
1
self-reproachful(adjective, sad, unhappy)
0
grieved(sad, unhappy)
0
heavyhearted(sad, unhappy)
0
melted(sad, unhappy)
0
saddened(sad, unhappy)
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