Definition of regret

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Regret (v.) Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction..

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Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
Commiserate :: Commiserate (v. t.) To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity..
Apologize :: Apologize (v. i.) To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter..
Regret :: Regret (v.) Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction..
Apologetical :: Apologetical (a.) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay..
Complaint :: Complaint (n.) Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding..
Regretting :: Regretting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Regre.
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction..
Apology :: Apology (n.) An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret..
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do..
Lackaday :: Lackaday (interj.) Alack the day; alas; -- an expression of sorrow, regret, dissatisfaction, or surprise..
Regretful :: Regretful (a.) Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining.
Sorry :: Sorry (a.) Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling..
Complain :: Complain (v. i.) To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel..
Regret :: Regret (v.) Dislike; aversion.
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) Grief; regret.
Rue :: Rue (v. t.) To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
Forthink :: Forthink (v. t.) To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret.
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