Repentance (7)
I believe the answer is:
remorse
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">repentance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for remorse that I've seen before include "Ruefulness" , "Self-reproach" , "Sorrow for wrongs committed" , "A feeling of deep regret" , "compassion" .)