| purgation(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution, retribution) |
| qualm(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance) |
| remorse(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| remorsefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| repentance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| rue(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| ruefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| ruth(distress, shame, sorrow, forgiveness, absolution) |
| sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, forfeit) |
| sadness(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance) |
| scruple(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance) |
| self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| self-condemnation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| shrift(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance) |
| sorrow(noun, shame, woe, forfeit, forgiveness) |
| suffering(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution, retribution) |
| anguish(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe) |
| atonement(shame, forfeit, reparation, repentance, contrition) |