33 entries under expiation topic. ×

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sorrow(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe)
7
remorse(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
6
penitence(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
6
rue(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
5
grief(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
5
repentance(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
4
contrition(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
4
woe(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
3
compunction(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
3
self-reproach(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
1
anguish(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
1
heartbreak(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe)
1
lamentation(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe)
1
pangs of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, shame, sorrow)
1
penance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
penitency(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
remorsefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
1
self-flagellation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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APASmart Define. (2015). ruefulness thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ruefulness/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "ruefulness thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/ruefulness/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, ruefulness thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ruefulness/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ruefulness thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ruefulness/thesaurus/synonyms>