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- DictionaryRe·gret/rəˈɡret/
verb
- 1. feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity): "she immediately regretted her words"
noun
- 1. a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done: "she expressed her regret at Virginia's death"
The meaning of REGRET is to mourn the loss or death of. How to use regret in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Regret.
a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better: I left school at 16, but I've had a great life and I have no regrets. The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions.
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it. Synonyms: grieve, sorrow, mourn, bemoan, bewail, lament, deplore. Antonyms: rejoice. to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one's vanished youth.
1. A feeling of sorrow, disappointment, distress, or remorse about something that one wishes could be different. 2. A sense of loss and longing for someone or something gone or passed out of existence: "We have both had flashes of regret for those vanished, golden people" (Anne Rivers Siddons).
verb. decline formally or politely. “I regret I can't come to the party”. see more. noun. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. “he wrote a note expressing his regret ”. synonyms: rue, ruefulness, sorrow. see more.
Jun 1, 2024 · to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about. 2. to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of. noun. 3. a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition. 4. a sense of loss or grief.
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. He regretted his words. A troubled feeling or remorse over something that has happened, esp. over something that one has done or left undone.
a feeling of sadness about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done: We married very young but we've been really happy and I've no regrets. It is with great regret that I announce Steve Adam's resignation.
Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done. [...]
Regret is distress of mind, sorrow for what has been done or failed to be done: to have no regrets. Penitence implies a sense of sin or misdoing, a feeling of contrition and determination not to sin again: a humble sense of penitence.
