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

qualm collapse

stickling collapse

shyness collapse: a feeling of fear of embarrassment

better self collapse

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

diffidence collapse: lack of self-confidence

superego collapse: (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience

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

remorse collapse

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

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

scruple collapse: an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action; uneasiness about the fitness of an action; a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains; have doubts about; raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"; hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"

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

remorseful collapse

ashamed collapse

censor collapse: a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable; someone who censures or condemns; subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

regretful collapse: feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"

meticulousness collapse: strict attention to minute details

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

shamefaced collapse: showing a sense of shame; extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor

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

unbelief collapse: a rejection of belief

wistful collapse

recoil collapse: a movement back from an impact; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

falter collapse: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

rueful collapse

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

boggle collapse: startle with amazement or fear; hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

teach in collapse

rightfully collapse: by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"

penitent collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor); feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

pause collapse: temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

duly collapse

verily collapse: in truth; beyond doubt or question; "trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed"- Ps 37:3; truly or confidentially; "I verily think so"

rationally collapse: in a rational manner; "we must act rationally"

culpability collapse

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