| 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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