rue
5
7.9
- noun
- /ruː/
:
remordimiento
- She felt a deep sense of rue when reflecting on her missed opportunities.
Examples
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Rue... for your regrets and your sisters.
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'Tis paid with sighs aplenty, and sold for endless rue.'"
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As the poem opens, the narrator speaks of his rue-laden heart, raising the question: Why is he sad?
Academic text (2009) -
Among the personal meanings of "With rue my heart is laden" is what Housman dared not say.
Academic text (2009) -
His words were filled with rue as he apologized for the hurt he had caused.
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After losing the game, there was a collective rue among the players for not preparing better.
Synonyms
375
2.4
A feeling of being sorry and responsible for doing something wrong
292
1.0
A sad feeling about a past action, a loss, or a missed chance
243
2.1
A deep feeling of sadness after a loss
156
4.5
A deep, painful feeling of regret and guilt after doing something wrong
31
6.6
A feeling of deep regret and a wish to change after doing wrong
2
6.8
A gentle, sad feeling of missing the past
1
6.1
A sudden sharp feeling of regret about something you did or did not do
1
3.9
Feeling sorry and responsible for doing something wrong
A feeling of sadness and regret about a past mistake
A deep feeling of regret and sorrow for doing something wrong
A bitter feeling of regret after disappointment
A feeling of regret or sadness about something you did
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A small plant from eastern North America with thick roots and white flowers tinged pink
A plant with thin divided leaves and small purple or yellow flowers that grows in damp meadows by streams
- Specialized
A tall bushy plant from Europe with blue flowers used in traditional medicine
- UK
A tall European plant with many leaflets and spikes of blue flowers used sometimes as a medicine
- Specialized
A North American bush with soft hairy leaves and pale flowers sometimes used to kill insects
- US
A small white or pink flower that grows on the forest floor in spring in eastern North America
How Regretful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rue comes from an old word meaning 'to be sorry' or 'feel regret', so the noun names that feeling of sorrow. A helpful way to remember it is to think of regret as a 'bitter' feeling, like the herb ruta.