self-reproach
111repent — I re•pent [[t]rɪˈpɛnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to feel regretful or contrite for past conduct: to repent of an act[/ex] 2) to be penitent for one s sins and seek to change one s life for the better 3) to remember with self reproach or contrition: to repent… …
112ruth — [[t]ruθ[/t]] n. 1) pity or compassion 2) sorrow or grief 3) self reproach; remorse • Etymology: 1125–75; ME ruthe, reuthe. See rue I, th I …
113ruthful — ruth•ful [[t]ˈruθ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) compassionate or sorrowful 2) causing or apt to cause sorrow or pity 3) feeling remorse or self reproach • Etymology: 1175–1225; see ruth, ful ruth′ful•ly, adv. ruth′ful•ness, n …
114contrition — [n] regret attrition, compunction, contriteness, humiliation, penance, penitence, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth, self reproach, sorrow; concept 410 Ant. hurtfulness, indifference, meanness …
115remorse — [n] guilty or bad conscience anguish, attrition, compassion, compunction, contriteness, contrition, grief, guilt, pangs of conscience*, penance, penitence, penitency, pity, regret, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, ruefulness, self reproach, shame …
116repentance — [n] feeling bad for past action attrition, compunction, conscience, contriteness, contrition, grief, guilt, penitence, penitency, regret, remorse, rue, ruth, self reproach, sorriness, sorrow; concepts 410,728 Ant. happiness …
117guilt — [gilt] n. [ME gilt < OE gylt, a sin, offense] 1. the state of having done a wrong or committed an offense; culpability, legal or ethical 2. a painful feeling of self reproach resulting from a belief that one has done something wrong or immoral …
118remorse — [ri môrs′] n. [ME remors < OFr < LL remorsus < L, pp. of remordere < re , again + mordere, to bite: see MORDANT] 1. a deep, torturing sense of guilt felt over a wrong that one has done; self reproach 2. pity; compassion: now only in… …
119guilt feelings — noun remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense • Syn: ↑guilt, ↑guilty conscience, ↑guilt trip • Derivationally related forms: ↑guilty (for: ↑guilt) • Hy …
120guilt trip — noun remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense • Syn: ↑guilt, ↑guilty conscience, ↑guilt feelings • Derivationally related forms: ↑guilty (for: ↑guilt) • …
