a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.

any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.

noun

defiance , meanness , no remorse

noun

attrition , conscience , contrition , misgiving , penitence , penitency , pity , punctiliousness , qualm , reluctance , remorse , repentance , rue , ruth , second thoughts , shame , stab of conscience , sympathy , contriteness , remorsefulness , reservation , scruple , anxiety , compassion , concern , regret , sorrow , sting ofconscience , uneasiness , woe , worry