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contrite(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
25
repentant(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
22
penitent(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry)
21
rueful(sad, unhappy, sorry, guilty)
21
regretful(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
18
sorry(wrong, sad, unhappy, regret)
18
apologetic(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
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guilty(wrong, sorry, responsible, blameworthy)
12
sorrowful(sad, unhappy, sorry, guilty)
11
ashamed(sorry, guilty, embarrassed, apologetic)
10
compunctious(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
9
embarrassed
9
penitential(sad, unhappy, regret, guilty)
8
conscience-stricken(sad, unhappy, guilty, apologetic)
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bad(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
7
shamefaced(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
5
sad(unhappy, sorry, guilty, apologetic)
4
mortified
4
ruthful
4
humiliated
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