regret
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1.0
- noun
- /rɪˈɡrɛt/
:
pesar
- One of her biggest regrets was not spending more time with her family.
- express regret
- deep regret
- a feeling of regret
And I'd rather not have regrets this way, this way, OK.
- And I'd rather not have regrets this way, this way, OK.
- They come in the form of regret, guilt, and remorse.
- Have you had a look at retrospective regrets of childless people?
- So let's take a minute to talk about regret and what it means.
- For me, there is obviously the regret of the things from the past.
- I, you know, obviously I have regrets, but I had to try.
- I don't really have huge regrets that might really shock people.
- And I don't have regrets because I don't believe in regrets because there's no point.
- Not because I had any regrets or I was sad or unhappy.
- And you know what the top regret was that I wasn't being myself.
- You will see human beings with regret in their eye.
- Those who live with regret will sow bitterness in spades.
Examples
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Meeting you has made my life complete and I have no regrets.
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I feel a pang of fear at the genuine regret in her voice.
Fiction book (1990) -
For me, there is obviously the regret of the things from the past.
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So let's take a minute to talk about regret and what it means.
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The exhibits made her sad and full of regret for the soldiers and the Indians.
Fiction book (1991) -
One of her biggest regrets was losing you.
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Not being able to save him was one of my greatest regrets.
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But I am also haunted by a sense of regret, of loss, of ineptitude.
Fiction book (1990) -
In interviews, he has expressed obvious sorrow and regret, and he comes across as a truly sympathetic character.
Academic text (2011) -
It has always been a source of deep regret, that the same mountains that allow us our splendid weather, also prevent adequate wireless reception.
Synonyms
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2.1
A deep feeling of sadness after a loss
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1.0
A feeling of being unhappy
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1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
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6.5
A feeling of disappointment when something is not as good as you hoped
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7.9
A feeling of being sorry about something you did or missed
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6.8
A gentle, sad feeling of missing the past
A feeling of sadness and regret about a past mistake
A feeling of regret or sadness about something you did
A deep feeling of sadness about a loss
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
A claim that sex was forced after a person first agreed but later regretted it
How Sorry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Regret comes from the same Old French root meaning 'sorrow', so a regret is the feeling of sadness or disappointment about something lost or done wrong.