4
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, guilty)
4
shamed
4
shameful(adjective, regretful)
3
guilt-ridden(adjective, sad, unhappy, guilty, apologetic)
3
chastened(adjective, guilty, ashamed)
3
humbled
3
self-reproachful(adjective, sad, unhappy, guilty, apologetic)
3
self-reproaching(adjective, penitent)
2
anxious
2
bitter
2
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
2
self-accusing(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
2
terrible
2
woeful
1
abashed
1
atoning(adjective, penitent)
1
attritional(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, guilty)
1
compassionate
1
conscience-smitten
1
convicted
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