contrition Synonyms

attrition compunction self-reproach repentance remorse penitence humiliation contriteness self-punishment sackcloth and ashes with throughrepetance for sin because it is displeasing to god contrition is deep sorrow and self-condemnation untrust sorrow sorriness shrift bad conscience shame deep regret self-reproof self-castigation and implies afeeling of love toward god answerability self-accusation remorsefulness regretfulness self-disgust pang of conscience guilty conscience guilt complex self-flagellation sorrowfulness ruefulness shamefacedness regrets mea culpa self-condemnation scruple sadness guiltiness guilt grief frication expiation confession compunctious affriction bitterness atonement arrosion