44
regret(noun, action, trouble, worry, distress)
23
sorrow(noun, trouble, feeling, love, worry)
23
self-reproach(noun, worry, concern, distress, confusion)
18
contrition(noun, feeling, worry, concern, distress)
18
penitence(noun, upset, feeling, worry, concern)
17
shame(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
17
guilt(noun, confusion, shame, blame, sorrow)
16
compunction(noun, upset, feeling, worry, concern)
15
repentance(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern)
15
heartbreak(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
13
grief(noun, feeling, love, worry, passion)
13
rue(noun, trouble, feeling, worry, distress)
12
contriteness(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
11
ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
10
anguish(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
9
penance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
9
sadness(noun, trouble, feeling, love, worry)
8
distress(noun, trouble, worry, pain, shame)
8
misery(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
7
woe(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
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