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Sense: Verb: be sorry for
Synonyms:
be sorry for, rue, grieve Collocations, lament, bemoan, repent, kick yourself for , beat yourself up about , have a guilty conscience about, feel conscience-stricken about, have qualms about, feel remorse for, cry over, mourn, bewail, weep over, rue the day, be ashamed of, feel ashamed of
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be glad, feel relieved, take delight in, look forward to, jump for joy, be on cloud nine, feel glad about, be in high spirits, celebrate Collocations, feast on, get a kick out of , rejoice in, skip Collocations, boast Collocations, brag Collocations, crow Collocations
Sense: Verb: disapprove of
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approve Collocations, admire, like Collocations, love Collocations, accept Collocations, commend, congratulate, praise Collocations, endorse Collocations, back up, defend Collocations, vouch for, support Collocations, rubber-stamp
Sense: Noun: guilt
Synonyms:
guilt Collocations, remorse Collocations, misgiving, contrition, remorsefulness, pangs of conscience, shame Collocations, self-accusation, self-reproach, self-condemnation, self-disgust, rue, guilty conscience, penitence, compunction, repentance, contriteness
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carelessness, apathy, indifference, smugness, shamelessness, rudeness, complacency, impenitence, ignorance, remorselessness, negligence, callousness, cold-heartedness, malice, pigheadedness
Sense: Noun: grief
Synonyms:
grief Collocations, sorrow Collocations, pain Collocations, anxiety Collocations, heartbreak, pining, mourning Collocations, sadness Collocations, dejection, disappointment Collocations, dissatisfaction, bitterness
Antonyms:
joy Collocations, comfort Collocations, ease Collocations, happiness Collocations, delight Collocations, elation, gladness, glee, satisfaction Collocations, pleasure Collocations, hope Collocations