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"Compunction"
Keywords:
guilt
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poignant
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uneasiness
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grief
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conscience
A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting of conscience.
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a sense of uneasiness caused by feelings of guilt
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Keywords:
twinge
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sanctification
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repentance
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wrongdoing
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justification
A sharp twinge that accompanies the realization of wrongdoing. Compunction is constructive if it leads to repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, justification, and sanctification.
kencollins.com
Keywords:
misdeed
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regret
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deep
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feeling
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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Keywords:
pricking
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stimulation
A pricking; stimulation.
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