Qualm
Qualm noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Usage example: she has no qualms about downloading pirated music files from the Internet
Shame
Shame noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: racked with shame over her actions of the previous week
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