repentance Synonyms

penitence contrition remorse compunction regret penitency humiliation lamentation penance contriteness self-reproach atonement sorrow self-condemnation regrets sorriness remorsefulness regretfulness pang of conscience hair shirt guilt complex self-flagellation sorrowed self-accusation ruefulness self-punishment sackcloth and ashes acknowledgment of wrongdoing turning back self-castigation deep regret pang of guilt shrift shame guiltiness guilt grief expiation cuttystool conversion conscience confession attrition asceticism apology anguish absolution mortification palinody sadness