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compunction: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

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rue collapse: (French) a street or road in France; leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy; European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

ruth collapse: a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died; the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament; United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

better self collapse

teach in collapse

contrition collapse

remorse collapse

stickling collapse

shyness collapse: a feeling of fear of embarrassment

repentance collapse: remorse for your past conduct

picketing collapse

unashamedly collapse: without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"

conscience collapse: conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"; a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"; motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

regret collapse: be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"; decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"; feel sad about the loss or absence of

penitence collapse

demurrer collapse: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

penance collapse: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution; voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

diffidence collapse: lack of self-confidence

remonstrance collapse

protestation collapse: a strong declaration of protest

qualm collapse

shrinking collapse: the act of becoming less; process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

boycott collapse: a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies; refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

modesty collapse: formality and propriety of manner; freedom from vanity or conceit

sit in collapse: participate in an act of civil disobedience; attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?"

solicitude collapse: a feeling of excessive concern

hesitation collapse: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"; indecision in speech or action

throes collapse: violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"

objection collapse: (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality; the speech act of objecting

grievance collapse: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action; an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

demur collapse: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings; take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"; enter a demurrer

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