All contrition synonyms

noun contrition

• penance — a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
• penitence — the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
• humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
• sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
• repentance — deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
• remorse — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
• compunction — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.
• rue — to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities.
• contriteness — caused by or showing sincere remorse.
• attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
• ruth — George Herman ("Babe") 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.
• self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
• regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
• apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
• shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.