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Compunction Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is REMORSE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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97%7Exact Match!
noun

• a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

96%6Exact Match!
noun

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

verb

• feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

• feel sad about the loss or absence of

• decline formally or politely

• express with regret

90%5 Feeling of remorse or regret
noun

• the state of having committed an offense

• remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

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