Definitions for regretrɪˈgrɛt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

re•gretrɪˈgrɛt(v.; n.)-gret•ted, -gret•ting

  1. (v.t.)to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.).

  2. to think of with a sense of loss.

  3. (n.)a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.

  4. a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, etc.

  5. regrets, a polite, usu. formal refusal of an invitation.

Origin of regret:

1300–50; ME regretten (v.) < MF regreter, OF

re•gret′ter(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness(verb)

    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. repent, regret, rue(verb)

    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

  3. regret(verb)

    feel sad about the loss or absence of

  4. regret(verb)

    decline formally or politely

    "I regret I can't come to the party"

  5. regret(verb)

    express with regret

    "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. regret(noun)ɪˈgrɛt

    a feeling of disappointment or guilt about sth you did or did not do

    Throughout the trial he has shown no regret.; My biggest regret is that I never apologized to her.

  2. regret(verb)ɪˈgrɛt

    to feel regret

    Do you regret not taking the job?; Did he say he regretted the killings?

Wiktionary

  1. regret(Noun)

    The instance of such an emotion.

  2. regret(Verb)

    To feel sorry about (a thing that has happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

    He regretted his words.

  3. regret(Verb)

    To feel sorry about (any thing).

    I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.

  4. Origin: From regretten, from regreter, regrater, from re- + , , from Old , and Old , from greutanan, from ghrew-, equivalent to . Cognate with grazan, grætan, greotan, gráta, 03320342033403440330033D. More at greet.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Regret(u)

    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(u)

    dislike; aversion

  3. Regret(verb)

    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


Translations for regret

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

regret(noun)

a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong

I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.

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