| afflict | |
| aid(noun, pity, condolences) | |
| amaritude | |
| amends(forfeit, reparation, self-punishment) | |
| angst(noun, pain, sorrow, torment, suffering) | |
| anxiety(noun, torment, suffering, torture) | |
| apologetic | |
| apologize for(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore) | |
| apology(repentance, remorse) | |
| ashes | |
| bad | |
| bad news(noun, expression, worry, distress, pain) | |
| bale(pain, sorrow, despair) | |
| bawl(verb, grieve, deplore, regret, weep) | |
| be against(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, complain) | |
| be apologetic(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, regret) | |
| be contrite about(expression, idiom) | |
| be distressed(verb, suffer, lament, mourn) | |
| be penitent(expression, idiom, penitence) | |
| be repentant(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, regret) |
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