1
misgiving(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
1
pang(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
1
pangs of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, shame, sorrow)
1
penance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
penitency(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
qualm(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
1
remorsefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
ruth(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
1
scruple(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
1
self-accusation(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
1
self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
1
self-disgust(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
1
self-flagellation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
uneasiness(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
1
worry(noun, concern, shame, anguish, discomfort)
0
anxiety
0
atonement(shame, repentance, contrition)
0
bad conscience
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