64 entries under sad topic. ×

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contrite(adjective, wrong, sorry, regret)
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repentant(adjective, unhappy, sorry, regret)
21
remorseful(adjective, wrong, sorry, regret)
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sorry(adjective, wrong, unhappy, hesitant)
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penitent(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry)
19
rueful(adjective, wrong, sorry, responsible)
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apologetic(adjective, unhappy, sorry, regret)
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sorrowful(adjective, unhappy, upsetting, sorry)
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ashamed(adjective, sorry, remorseful, regretting)
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bad(adjective, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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conscience-stricken(adjective, unhappy, apologetic, penitent)
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mournful(adjective, unhappy, terrible, melancholy)
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penitential(adjective, unhappy, regret, apologetic)
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compunctious(adjective, unhappy, sorry, regret)
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disappointed(adjective, sorry)
6
unhappy(adjective, hesitant, distressed, mournful)
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wretched(adjective, mournful, grief-stricken, unfavourable)
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shamefaced(adjective, unhappy, embarrassed, apologetic)
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lamentable(adjective, mournful, grief-stricken, remorseful)
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woeful(adjective, mournful, grief-stricken)
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