| penitently | |
| quassia(noun, unsavoriness) | |
| recant | |
| reclaim | |
| reform(deplore, regret, atone, apologize) | |
| relent(deplore, regret, atone, apologize) | |
| repentant | |
| reproach oneself(expression, deplore, regret, atone, apologize) | |
| roughness | |
| rubefacient | |
| sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, forfeit) | |
| sadden(verb, suffer, lament, mourn) | |
| scruple(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, regret) | |
| second thoughts(noun, expression, regret, scruple, reluctance) | |
| see error of ways(expression, idiom, deplore, regret, atone) | |
| self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| self-condemnation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| self-flagellation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) | |
| self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
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