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39 entries under compunction topic. ×
| regret(noun, action, distress, shame, sorrow) | |
| sorrow(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe) | |
| remorse(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| penitence(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| grief(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| repentance(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| contrition(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| woe(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| self-reproach(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| guilt(noun, shame, sorrow, anguish, regret) | |
| regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, guilt) | |
| affliction(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| anguish(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| annoyance(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| apologies(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| apology(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| bitterness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| care(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| concern(noun, worry, shame, disappointment, anguish) |
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