Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Contrition and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrition" instead a noun "Compunctious".
Contrition
Contrition noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Contrition
Compunctious and contrition are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Compunctious" with "Contrition", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: contrite, contritely
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Related pairs
- pity and compunctious
- pity and contrition
- uneasiness and compunctious
- uneasiness and contrition
- sorrow and compunctious
- sorrow and contrition
- guilt and compunctious
- guilt and contrition
- pang and compunctious
- pang and contrition
- regret and compunctious
- regret and contrition
- remorse and compunctious
- remorse and contrition
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