Synonyms of contrition
- 1 Syllable
- rue, ruth, guilt, shrift
- 2 Syllables
- sorrow, regret
- 3 Syllables
- attrition, ruefulness, self-reproof, pudency, penance, compunctions, self-disgust, self-reproach, compunction, remorse
- 4 Syllables
- repentance, penitency, humiliation, self-punishment, contriteness, regretfulness, penitence
- 5 Syllables
- shamefacedness, self-accusation, self-condemnation, self-flagellation, self-castigation, remorsefulness