12
regret
10
heartbreak(noun, pain, woe, misery, suffering)
4
contrition(noun, sorrow, woe, grief, regret)
4
grief(noun, sorrow, woe, regret, reassurance)
4
remorse(noun, sorrow, woe, grief, regret)
4
shame(noun, sorrow, regret)
4
sorrow(noun, woe, grief, regret, reassurance)
3
paltriness
3
repentance(noun, bad, sorrow, woe, regret)
2
attrition(sorrow, regret)
2
contriteness(noun, sorrow, regret)
2
lamentation(noun, woe, regret, reassurance, expiation)
2
penitence(noun, sorrow, woe, grief, regret)
2
rue(noun, sorrow, woe, grief, regret)
1
anguish(noun, woe, reassurance, expiation, remorsefulness)
1
apology
1
bitterness
1
dolefulness
1
gaudiness
1
heartache(noun, regret)
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