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affect¹	to cause to feel sad or sorry; move; touch. [1/2 definitions]
afraid	feeling sorry or unhappy about something. [1/2 definitions]
apologize	to say that one is sorry.
apology	a statement that one is sorry for something.
bad	sorry; guilty. [1/10 definitions]
guilt	a feeling of being sorry or responsible for having done something wrong. [1/2 definitions]
Lent	the forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed by Christians as a time to fast, pray, and be sorry for having done wrong.
mourn	to feel very sad or be sorry for. [1/2 definitions]
or else	or you will be sorry.
regret	to feel sorry or guilty for. [1/3 definitions]
unfortunate	causing regret; sorry. [1/3 definitions]

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