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regret
[ri-gret]
verb (used with object)
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).
He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,Antonyms:to think of with a sense of loss.
to regret one's vanished youth.
noun
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc.
Antonyms:regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation.
I sent her my regrets.
a note expressing regret at one's inability to accept an invitation.
I have had four acceptances and one regret.
regret
/ ɪˈɡɛ /
verb
(may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about
to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of
noun
a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition
a sense of loss or grief
(plural) a polite expression of sadness, esp in a formal refusal of an invitation
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- regretter noun
- regrettingly adverb
- unregretted adjective
- unregretting adjective
- ˈٴڳܱ adjective
- ˈٴڳܱness noun
- ˈٳٱ noun
- ˈٳٲ adjective
- ˈٳٲ adverb
- ˈٴڳܱly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of regret1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I’m grateful to be alive. I made some really bad decisions in my past. But it’s never too late. I do regret a lot of the stuff I did. I have to live with that.”
Instead, we meet Lucy, John and Harry as they are: people with personalities, quirks, flaws and regrets.
“It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025,” Nitzer Ebb wrote.
The court heard the trustees wanted to put on record their sincere regret to Mr Deans.
When he sent regrets, the station decided to distribute paper Watt masks to everyone at he game.
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