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  • 41Contrition — Con*tri tion, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.] 1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The state …

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  • 42guilt — Synonyms and related words: blame, blameworthiness, contriteness, contrition, crime, criminality, culpability, fault, feloniousness, guiltiness, misconduct, offense, onus, regret, remorse, repentance, responsibility, self condemnation, self… …

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  • 43regret — Synonyms and related words: abject apology, acknowledgment, affliction, anguish, apologies, apology, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, bitterness, breast beating, care, compunction, confession, contriteness, contrition,… …

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  • 44contrition — n. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, sorrow, regret, self condemnation, self reproach, stings of conscience, sorrow for sin …

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  • 45remorse — a. Penitence, compunction, contrition, repentance, sorrow, regret, self reproach, reproach of conscience, stings of conscience, self condemnation …

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  • 46guilt — noun 1) the proof of his guilt Syn: culpability, guiltiness, blameworthiness; wrongdoing, wrong, criminality, misconduct, sin Ant: innocence 2) a terrible feeling of guilt Syn …

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  • 47remorse — noun have you no remorse for what you did to your friends? Syn: contrition, deep regret, repentance, penitence, guilt, compunction, remorsefulness, ruefulness, contriteness; pangs of conscience, self condemnation, self reproach …

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  • 48lamentation — n 1. mourning, grieving, lamenting, groaning, moaning, bemoaning, bewailing; wailing, howling, keening; crying, weeping, sobbing, bawling; commiseration, commiserating, condolence, condoling, consolation, consoling, sympathy, sympathizing. 2.… …

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  • 49guilt — [n] blame; bad conscience over responsibility answerability, blameworthiness, contrition, crime, criminality, culpability, delinquency, dereliction, disgrace, dishonor, error, failing, fault, indiscretion, infamy, iniquity, lapse, liability,… …

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  • 50Regret — Re*gret (r?*gr?t ), n. [F., fr. regretter. See {Regret}, v.] 1. Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow;… …

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