1
grievance(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
1
grieve for(verb, expression, criticize, censure, condemn)
1
guilt(noun, shame, sorrow, anguish, grief)
1
guilty
1
have compunctions(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
1
have qualms(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
1
humbling(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
1
humiliation(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
1
infelicity(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
1
kick oneself(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
1
lamenting(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
1
look back(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
1
melancholy(noun, trouble, understanding, worry, distress)
1
misery(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
1
mortification(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
1
mournfulness(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
1
mourning(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
1
pain(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
1
pardon
1
penitent
10 years ago|6.9k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). rue thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/rue/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "rue thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/rue/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, rue thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/rue/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "rue thesaurus" 26 February 2016. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/rue/thesaurus/synonyms>