Compunctious
71apologetic — [adj] expressing remorse, regret atoning, attritional, compunctious, conciliatory, contrite, expiatory, explanatory, on one’s knees*, penitent, penitential, propitiatory, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, selfeffacing, self incriminating …
72ashamed — [adj] regretting, remorseful abashed, apologetic, bashful, blushing, chagrined, compunctious, conscience stricken, contrite, crestfallen, debased, demeaned, discomfited, disconcerted, distraught, distressed, embarrassed, flustered, guilty,… …
73contrite — [adj] regretful apologetic, attritional, chastened, compunctious, conscience stricken, humble, penitent, penitential, remorseful, repentant, sorrowful, sorry; concept 403 Ant. hurtful, indifferent, mean, unrepentant …
74penitent — [adj] shamed, sorrowful abject, apologetic, atoning, attritional, compunctious, conscience stricken, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry; concepts 403,542 Ant. happy, unashamed, unrepentent …
75regretful — [adj] sad, sorry apologetic, ashamed, attritional, compunctious, contrite, disappointed, mournful, penitent, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorrowful; concept 403 Ant. content, happy, not guilty, satisfied …
76remorseful — [adj] guilty, ashamed apologetic, attritional, chastened, compunctious, consciencestricken, contrite, guilt ridden, mournful, penitent, penitential, regretful, repentant, rueful, sad, self reproachful, sorrowful, sorry; concept 401 Ant. callous,… …
77sorry — [adj1] remorseful, regretful apologetic, attritional, compunctious, conscience stricken, contrite, guilt ridden, melted, penitent, penitential, repentant, self accusing, self condemnatory, self reproachful, shamefaced, softened, touched; concepts …
78compunction — n. remorse; regret. ♦ compunctious, a …
79compunction — ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows wrongdoing: he felt no compunction in letting her worry. DERIVATIVES compunctious adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from compungere prick sharply …
80compunction — [kəm puŋk′shən] n. [ME compunccion < OFr compunction < LL compunctio, a pricking (in LL(Ec), the pricking of conscience) < L compunctus, pp. of compungere, to prick, sting < com , intens. + pungere, to prick: see POINT] 1. a sharp… …
