self-reproach
101bear guilt — harbor feelings of guilt, carry feelings of self reproach or remorse …
102felt remorse — felt regret, felt self reproach, felt shame, felt guilt …
103guilty conscience — deep feeling of self reproach which stems from a belief that one has done wrong …
104have a guilty conscience — feel guilt, feel self reproach, feel regret or remorse …
105compunction — noun she had no compunction about deceiving them Syn: scruples, misgivings, qualms, worries, unease, uneasiness, doubts, reluctance, reservations; guilt, regret, contrition, self reproach See note at qualms …
106penitence — noun the writer prays to God in penitence Syn: repentance, contrition, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, ruefulness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, pangs of conscience, self reproach, shame, guilt, compunction; archaic rue …
107harmonize — 1 accord, *agree, correspond, square, conform, tally, jibe Analogous words: reconcile, adjust, *adapt, accommodate: *match, equal, approach, touch, rival Antonyms: clash: conflict 2 Harmonize, tune, attune mean to bring things into accord with… …
108pain — n 1 Pain, ache, pang, throe, twinge, stitch are comparable when they mean a bodily sensation that causes acute discomfort or suffering. Pain may range in its application from a sensation that makes one uneasily aware of some bodily disturbance or …
109penitence — penitence, repentance, contrition, attrition, compunction, remorse denote sorrow or regret for sin or wrongdoing. Penitence implies little more than such sorrow or regret {the outward signs of penitence} {all calls to penitence fall on deaf ears …
110guilt — noun 1) the proof of his guilt Syn: culpability, blameworthiness, responsibility 2) a terrible feeling of guilt Syn: remorse, shame, regret, contrition, self reproach, a guilty conscience • …
