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39 entries under compunction topic. ×
| conscience(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| demur(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| discomfort(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| dissatisfaction(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| dole(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| heartache(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| heartbreak(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe) | |
| lamentation(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe) | |
| misgiving(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| pang(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| qualm(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| scruple(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| self-accusation(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| self-disgust(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| uneasiness(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| worry(noun, concern, shame, anguish, discomfort) | |
| pang of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, shame, guilt) | |
| pang of guilt(noun, expression, idiom, shame, guilt) |
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