內疚

内疚
nèijiù
  1. guilty conscience
  2. to feel a twinge of guilt

CEDICT

affected by a feeling of guilt; guilty; conscience-stricken

Wiktionary

內心自覺慚愧不安。

重編國語辭典

Examples

他的內疚感減少了。

His sense of guilt was diminished.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 內 nèi
  1. inside
  2. inner
  3. internal
  4. within
  5. interior
2 疚 jiù
  1. chronic disease
  2. guilt
  3. remorse