1. Noun
The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.
2. Noun
Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
3. Noun
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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