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ruefulness synonyms
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- affliction
- agony
- distress
- dole
- dolor
- grief
- heartache
- heartbreak
- hurting
- misery
- pang
- abrasion
- attenuation
- debilitation
- depreciation
- disintegration
- erosion
- grinding
- rubbing
- thinning
- weakening
- wear
- attrition
- conscience
- contrition
- misgiving
- penitence
- penitency
- pity
- punctiliousness
- qualm
- reluctance
- remorse
- attrition
- compunction
- guilt
- penitence
- regret
- remorse
- remorsefulness
- repentance
- shame
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- humiliation
- penance
- penitence
- penitency
- remorse
- repentance
- rue
- ruth
- corruption
- degradation
- depravation
- abasement
- debasement
- decadence
- decline
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- demotion
- derogation
- deterioration
- discredit
- disgrace
- ache
- affliction
- anguish
- anxiety
- bad news
- blues
- care
- concern
- cross
- dejection
- desolation
- affliction
- agony
- anguish
- bemoaning
- bereavement
- bewailing
- care
- dejection
- deploring
- depression
- desolation
- abase
- abash
- bemean
- break
- bring down
- cast down
- chagrin
- chasten
- confound
- confuse
- crush
- abasement
- affront
- chagrin
- comedown
- comeuppance
- condescension
- confusion
- degradation
- discomfiture
- disgrace
- dishonor
- absolution
- atonement
- attrition
- compensation
- compunction
- confession
- contrition
- expiation
- forgiveness
- hair shirt
- mortification
- agitation
- anxiety
- apprehension
- compunction
- conscience
- demur
- disquiet
- foreboding
- hesitation
- indecision
- insecurity
- affliction
- anguish
- annoyance
- apologies
- apology
- bitterness
- care
- compunction
- concern
- conscience
- contrition
- anguish
- attrition
- compassion
- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- grief
- guilt
- pangs of conscience
- penance
- penitence
- anguish
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- debasement
- degradation
- distress
- grief
- humbling
- humiliation
- attrition
- compunction
- conscience
- contriteness
- contrition
- grief
- guilt
- penitence
- penitency
- regret
- remorse
- apologize
- be sorry for
- cry over
- deplore
- feel remorse
- feel sorry
- grieve
- kick oneself
- lament
- mourn
- weep over
- grief
- mercy
- penitence
- pity
- regret
- remorse
- repentance
- sadness
- sorrow
- sympathy
- tenderness
- anguish
- blahs
- bleakness
- blue devils
- blue funk
- broken heart
- bummer
- cheerlessness
- dejection
- despondency
- disconsolateness
- anxiety
- caution
- censor
- compunction
- conscience
- demur
- difficulty
- faltering
- hesitancy
- hesitation
- pause
- anguish
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- debasement
- degradation
- distress
- grief
- humbling
- humiliation
- answerability
- blameworthiness
- contrition
- crime
- criminality
- culpability
- delinquency
- dereliction
- disgrace
- dishonor
- error
- absolution
- atonement
- attrition
- compensation
- compunction
- confession
- contrition
- expiation
- forgiveness
- hair shirt
- mortification
- anguish
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- debasement
- degradation
- distress
- grief
- humbling
- humiliation
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- humiliation
- penance
- penitence
- penitency
- remorse
- repentance
- rue
- ruth
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