32
regret(noun, verb, action, bad, worry)
20
contrition(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern)
20
penitence(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern)
17
remorse(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern)
14
penance(noun, interjection, distress, shame, sorrow)
13
sorrow(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress)
11
compunction(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern)
11
contriteness(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame)
11
guilt(noun, bad, shame, sorrow, anguish)
8
grief(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress)
8
rue(noun, feeling, bad, worry, distress)
7
attrition(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame)
7
self-reproach(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress)
6
confession(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution)
6
shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, guilt)
5
apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
5
penitency(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame)
5
ruth(noun, bad, shame, sorrow, compassion)
4
absolution(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution, self-punishment)
4
atonement(noun, shame, sorrow, regret, forfeit)
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