A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds

• attrition

  1. A rubbing away or wearing down by friction.
  2. A gradual reduction in number or strength because of stress or military action.
  3. A gradual reduction in personnel or membership because of resignation, retirement, or death, often viewed in contrast to reduction from layoffs.

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  1. A rubbing away or wearing down by friction.
  2. A gradual reduction in number or strength because of stress or military action.
  3. A gradual reduction in personnel or membership because of resignation, retirement, or death, often viewed in contrast to reduction from layoffs.

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• rue

  1. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for:
  2. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow.
  3. Sorrow; regret:

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  1. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for:
  2. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow.
  3. Sorrow; regret:

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• repentance

  1. The act or process of repenting.
  2. Remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin.

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  1. The act or process of repenting.
  2. Remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin.

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• remorsefulness

  1. The quality of being remorseful.

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  1. The quality of being remorseful.

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• remorse

  1. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
  2. Compassion.

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  1. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
  2. Compassion.

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• penitency

  1. Obsolete form of penitence.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Obsolete form of penitence.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• penitence

  1. The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.

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  1. The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.

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• contrition

  1. Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance.

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  1. Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance.

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• contriteness

  1. The state of being contrite.

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  1. The state of being contrite.

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A feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action

• scruple

  1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action:
  2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
  3. A minute part or amount.

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  1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action:
  2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
  3. A minute part or amount.

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• reservation

  1. The act of reserving; a keeping back or withholding:
  2. A limiting qualification, condition, or exception:
  3. A doubt or misgiving:

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  1. The act of reserving; a keeping back or withholding:
  2. A limiting qualification, condition, or exception:
  3. A doubt or misgiving:

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• qualm

  1. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action:
  2. A sudden disturbing feeling:
  3. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

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  1. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action:
  2. A sudden disturbing feeling:
  3. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

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• misgiving

  1. Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
  2. A feeling of misgiving:

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  1. Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
  2. A feeling of misgiving:

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A sense of guilt or remorse

• shame

  1. A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
  2. Respect for propriety or morality:
  3. A pervasive, negative emotional state, usually originating in childhood, marked by chronic self-reproach and a sense of personal failure.

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  1. A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
  2. Respect for propriety or morality:
  3. A pervasive, negative emotional state, usually originating in childhood, marked by chronic self-reproach and a sense of personal failure.

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• contrition

  1. Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance.

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  1. Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance.

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• remorse

  1. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
  2. Compassion.

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  1. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
  2. Compassion.

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A twinge of uneasiness or pity

• hesitation

  1. The act or an instance of hesitating.
  2. The state of being hesitant.
  3. A pause or faltering in speech.

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  1. The act or an instance of hesitating.
  2. The state of being hesitant.
  3. A pause or faltering in speech.

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• qualm

  1. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action:
  2. A sudden disturbing feeling:
  3. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

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  1. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action:
  2. A sudden disturbing feeling:
  3. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

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• misgiving

  1. Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
  2. A feeling of misgiving:

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  1. Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
  2. A feeling of misgiving:

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