Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Pity and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pity" instead a noun "Compunctious".
Pity
Pity noun - A regrettable or blameworthy act.
Compunctious and pity are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Compunctious" with "Pity", this nouns are similar.
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