| regret(noun, verb, action, bad, worry) |
| contrition(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern) |
| penitence(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern) |
| remorse(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern) |
| penance(noun, interjection, distress, shame, sorrow) |
| sorrow(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress) |
| compunction(noun, feeling, bad, worry, concern) |
| contriteness(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame) |
| guilt(noun, bad, shame, sorrow, anguish) |
| grief(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress) |
| rue(noun, feeling, bad, worry, distress) |
| attrition(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame) |
| self-reproach(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress) |
| confession(noun, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution) |
| shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, guilt) |
| apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) |
| penitency(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame) |
| ruth(noun, bad, shame, sorrow, compassion) |
| absolution(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution, self-punishment) |
| atonement(noun, shame, sorrow, regret, forfeit) |