39 entries under compunction topic. ×

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)
13
sorrow(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress)
11
guilt(noun, bad, shame, sorrow, anguish)
8
grief(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress)
7
self-reproach(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress)
6
shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, guilt)
5
apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
4
conscience(noun, bad, worry, concern, shame)
4
ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
3
heartache(noun, worry, concern, distress, pain)
3
lamentation(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe)
3
qualm(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
3
self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
2
regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
2
woe(noun, worry, concern, distress, pain)
1
affliction(noun, worry, concern, distress, pain)
1
anguish(noun, worry, concern, distress, pain)
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