seller's remorse
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈsɛlɚz rɪˈmɔrs/
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remordimiento del vendedor
- After selling his guitar, Tom experienced seller's remorse when he saw how much others valued it.
Examples
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Many sellers feel seller's remorse once they realize their item could have fetched a higher price.
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- One brother got seller's remorse.
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A few weeks later, I had some seller's remorse looking back at some of the files I had sitting around.
Blog text (5) -
She regretted her decision immediately, feeling a wave of seller's remorse after parting with her vintage dress.
Synonyms
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4.5
A deep, painful feeling of regret and guilt after doing something wrong
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7.9
A feeling of being sorry about something you did or missed
A feeling of sadness and regret about a past mistake
How Regretful
Surface Forms
Morphology
seller's + remorse
The meaning 'a feeling of regret after selling something' is directly derivable from combining 'seller's' (the person who sold) with 'remorse' (regret). The possessive construction is compositional and mirrors patterns in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Seller's remorse is a modern version of 'buyer's remorse' that makes a simple picture: after someone sells an item they watch it go and then feel sorry. So when a seller feels remorse, they regret their choice, and the phrase means 'feeling regret after selling something'.