4 English Synonyms for COMPUNCTION

Definition: 1. A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. [from 16th c.]

There are 6 definitions of the word qualm

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Definition: 1. The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

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Definition: 1. A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

There are 3 definitions of the word remorse

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Definition: 1. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

There are 7 definitions of the word regret

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