22
regret(noun, action, distress, shame, blame)
16
remorse(noun, worry, concern, distress, confusion)
13
shame(noun, blame, sorrow, fault, responsibility)
11
compunction(noun, worry, concern, distress, confusion)
11
contrition(noun, worry, concern, distress, confusion)
7
guilt(noun, confusion, shame, blame, sorrow)
6
penitence(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
6
repentance(noun, bad, worry, concern, distress)
4
contriteness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
4
sorrow(noun, worry, concern, shame, woe)
3
pang(noun, worry, concern, confusion, shame)
3
ruefulness(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
3
self-condemnation(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
3
self-reproof(noun, confusion, shame, disgrace, dishonor)
2
bad conscience(noun, expression, confusion, shame, disgrace)
2
grief(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
2
mortification(noun, confusion, disgrace, dishonor, irritation)
2
qualm(noun, worry, concern, distress, shame)
2
regretfulness(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
2
sadness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
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