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Noun

Sincere penitence or remorse

self-condemnation

pangs of conscience

prickings of conscience

guilty conscience

self-flagellation

self-accusation

self-castigation

self-punishment

feelings of guilt

twinge of conscience

second thoughts

twinges of conscience

stab of conscience

twinge of remorse

pang of conscience

a guilty conscience

a bad conscience

self-chastisement

self-mortification

“Such prisoners will probably not express contrition or remorse or sympathy for any victim.”

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