5
contriteness(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
5
curse(noun, distress, sadness, anguish, grief)
5
herb of grace(noun, expression, idiom)
5
pity(noun, feeling, understanding, shame, sorrow)
5
ruefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
5
weep(verb, desire, criticize, censure, condemn)
5
woe(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
4
heartache(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
4
penance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
3
apologize(verb, grieve, lament, deplore, regret)
3
attrition(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
3
be sorry(verb, expression, idiom, grieve, lament)
3
compassion(noun, understanding, shame, sorrow, sympathy)
3
complain(verb, desire, criticize, censure, condemn)
3
feel remorse(verb, expression, idiom, grieve, lament)
3
hurt(verb, desire, criticize, censure, condemn)
3
keen(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
3
moan(verb, desire, criticize, censure, condemn)
3
penitency(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
3
qualm(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
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