contrition
kənˈtrɪʃ(ə)n
noun
the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
to show contrition for his crime he offered to do community service
remorse,remorsefulness,repentance,penitence,sorrow,sorrowfulness,regret,contriteness,ruefulness,pangs of conscience,prickings of conscience,shame,guilt,self-reproach,self-condemnation,compunction,rue,sorriness