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wistfulness: a sadly pensive longing

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contrition collapse

remorse collapse

deep thought collapse

pensiveness collapse: deep serious thoughtfulness; persistent morbid meditation on a problem

nostalgia collapse: longing for something past

brown study collapse: a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness

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

reverie collapse: an abstracted state of absorption; absentminded dreaming while awake

daydream collapse: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

thoughtfulness collapse: the trait of thinking carefully before acting

melancholia collapse: extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears

musing collapse

apology collapse: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

absorption collapse: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid; (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"

attrition collapse: the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction; a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"; sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

wishful thinking collapse: the illusion that what you wish for is actually true

sorrow collapse: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"; sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

grief collapse: something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"; intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

shame collapse: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

bitterness collapse: a rough and bitter manner; the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

melancholy collapse: a feeling of thoughtful sadness; a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed; characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

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