contriteness

noun contriteness

• compunction — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.
• regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
• guilt — the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
• repentance — deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
• shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.