NOUN | feeling | regret, sorrow, rue, ruefulness | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment |
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VERB | emotion | regret, repent, rue | feel remorse for |
emotion | regret | feel sad about the loss or absence of | |
communication | regret | decline formally or politely | |
communication | regret | express with regret |
Sounds | rahgreh't; rihgreh't | |
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Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... |
Meaning | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. | |
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Example | "he wrote a note expressing his regret" | |
Synonyms | sorrow, rue, ruefulness | |
Narrower | attrition, contrition, contriteness | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation |
compunction, remorse, self-reproach | A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) | |
Broader | sadness, unhappiness | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
Spanish | pesadumbre, pesar | |
Catalan | pesar, recança, remordiment | |
Verbs | regret | express with regret |
regret | feel remorse for | |
regret | feel sad about the loss or absence of |
Meaning | Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
Model | They regret to move | |
Synonyms | repent, rue | |
Entailed by | miss | Feel or suffer from the lack of |
Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
Spanish | arrepentirse, arrepentir, deplorar, lamentar, sentir | |
Catalan | deplorar, penedir-se, sentir | |
Nouns | regret | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment |
Meaning | Feel sad about the loss or absence of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | miss | Feel or suffer from the lack of |
Spanish | lamentar | |
Catalan | lamentar | |
Nouns | regret | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment |
Meaning | decline formally or politely. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Example | "I regret I can't come to the party" | |
Broader | refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards |
Similar to | regret | Express with regret |
Spanish | lamentar, sentir | |
Catalan | lamentar, sentir |
Meaning | Express with regret. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Example | "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" | |
Narrower | fear | Be sorry |
Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
Similar to | regret | decline formally or politely |
Spanish | lamentar, sentir | |
Nouns | regret | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment |
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