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Meaning of 'regret' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- Dislike; aversion.
2 . Regret [ v. t.]
- To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends.

Meaning of 'regret' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . regret [ n]
Meaning (1):
- sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
Example in sentence:
  • he drank to drown his sorrows;
  • he wrote a note expressing his regret;
  • to his rue, the error cost him the game
2 . regret [ v]
Meaning (2):
- decline formally or politely
Example in sentence:
  • I regret I can't come to the party
Meaning (3):
- express with regret
Example in sentence:
  • I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard

Nearby Words:

regain regal regale regaled regalement regaler regalia regalian regaling regalism

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