Compunctious and Embarrassed

Compunctious

Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Embarrassed and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embarrassed" instead an adjective "Compunctious".

Embarrassed

Embarrassed adjective - Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious.
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Synonyms for Embarrassed

Compunctious and embarrassed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Embarrassed".

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