Distraught and Penitent

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Distraught adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.

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Penitent and distraught are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitent" instead an adjective "Distraught".

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

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Distraught and penitent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distraught" instead an adjective "Penitent".

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Penitent and Distraught. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distraught/penitent

Distraught & Penitent. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distraught/penitent>.

Penitent or Distraught. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distraught/penitent.

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