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89 entries under noun topic. ×
| anguish(worry, concern, distress, shame) | |
| annoyance(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| apologies(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| apology(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| bitterness(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| care(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| concern(worry, shame, disappointment, anguish) | |
| conscience(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| debasement(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) | |
| degradation(distress, shame, sorrow, repentance) | |
| demur(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| discomfort(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| dissatisfaction(worry, concern, shame, disappointment) | |
| distress(shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance) | |
| dole(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| heartache(worry, concern, shame, anguish) | |
| heartbreak(worry, concern, shame, woe) | |
| humbling(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) | |
| humiliation(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation) | |
| lamentation(worry, concern, shame, woe) |
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