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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"
noun. 1. : sorrow aroused by circumstances beyond one's control or power to repair. 2. a. : an expression of distressing emotion (such as sorrow) b. regrets plural : a note politely declining an invitation. Synonyms. Verb. bemoan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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. My great regret in life is that I didn't bring home the America's Cup.
Definition of regret verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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. [...] 3. You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it.
