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REGRET

Definition:

1. [noun] sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
   Synonyms: sorrow, rue, ruefulness
   
   
2. [verb] feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
   Synonyms: repent, rue
   
   
3. [verb] feel sad about the loss or absence of
   
   
4. [verb] decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
   
   
5. [verb] be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
   
   

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Related Words:

• fear
• attrition, contrition, contriteness
• compunction, remorse, self-reproach

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