| Definitions of 'regret' |
Wordnet |
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1. (verb) sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
2. (verb) repent, regret, rue
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
3. (verb) regret
feel sad about the loss or absence of
4. (verb) regret
decline formally or politely
"I regret I can't come to the party"
5. (verb) regret
express with regret
"I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
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| Definitions of 'regret' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. regret
pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction
2. regret
dislike; aversion
3. (verb) regret
to experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends
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