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Synonyms for regret
rɪˈgrɛt
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Princeton's WordNet
sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness(verb)
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:
ruefulness, grief, rue, sorrow, sorrowfulness, herb of grace, sadnessrepent, regret, rue(verb)
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
regret(verb)
feel sad about the loss or absence of
regret(verb)
decline formally or politely
"I regret I can't come to the party"
regret(verb)
express with regret
"I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
English Synonyms and Antonyms
regret
Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.
See synonyms for HAPPINESS.
Synonyms:
affliction, distress, grief, melancholy, mourning, sadness, sorrow, tribulation, trouble, woPreposition:
Grief at a loss; for a friend.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Editors Contribution
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a new approach to what was hastily handled, more inline to the actuality.
an attitudinal difference from her reaction after considering the nuisances
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
regret(n.)
regret(n.)
Synonyms:
penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, contritionregret(v. a.)
Synonyms:
lament, grieve at, be sorry forregret(v. a.)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
regret(n)
Synonyms:
sorrow, compunction, deprecation, rueregret(v)
Synonyms:
deplore, be sorry for, rue, deprecate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "regret":
deplore, spite, regrets, regrettable, sorrow, pity, sadness, lament, disappointment, regretful, remorse, regretting
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#2032 | miss | |
#3115 | concern | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#10700 | grief | |
#10782 | spite | |
#11529 | rue | |
#12121 | regret | |
#12669 | distress | |
#12972 | wo | |
#14621 | sorrow | |
#14886 | pity | |
#15535 | disappointment | |
#18051 | sadness | |
#19478 | mourning | |
#24372 | regrets | |
#25291 | melancholy | |
#26298 | repentance | |
#28523 | lament | |
#29417 | repent | |
#31141 | grieve | |
#34185 | remorse | |
#36859 | tribulation | |
#37535 | affliction | |
#54242 | regrettable | |
#78161 | atone | |
#79090 | lamentation | |
#80829 | regretting | |
#88536 | deplore | |
#134051 | regretful |
How to use regret in a sentence?
We express deep regret that senior Japanese officials have been recently making irresponsible comments without presenting a clear basis for them, suggesting our government was violating export controls and not enforcing sanctions, to halt unnecessary disputes and to determine factual basis of the Japanese government's claims, we suggest a panel of U.N. Security Council experts or an appropriate international organization to conduct a fair investigation into any cases of four major export control violations by South Korea and Japan.
It was a moment that I truly regret, that I am very sorry for, and for which I have accepted responsibility for my actions, these news reports have since fueled persistent rumors and speculation, and I do not believe that this is in the best interest of my constituents to continue to serve next term.
It must have been a package of things that were delivered, I really don't know much about it other than when it was unearthed and I became aware of them, it was discontinued, i regret that. It was a mistake.
I regret that the negative reviews of AirVisual have affected and hindered the operation of the app in Vietnam.
The pain and the grief and regret that I have about this really can't be put into words. It's going to be with me for the rest of my life.
Translations for regret
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- أسف, تندم, ندمArabic
- fr, litovat, lítostCzech
- fortryde, angreDanish
- Reue, bedauern, bereuen, Leid tun, leidtunGerman
- λύπη, μετανιώνωGreek
- bedaŭriEsperanto
- arrepentimiento, arrepentir, lamento, lamentar, sentir, pesarSpanish
- افسوس, افسوس خوردنPersian
- olla pahoillaan, katua, katumus, valittelu, pahoitteluFinnish
- angur, angra, harmast, iðranFaroese
- regret, regretterFrench
- חרטה, הצטערHebrew
- अफ़सोस, खेदHindi
- megbánás, sajnál, megbán, bánHungarian
- զղջալArmenian
- lamentarInterlingua
- pentirsi, rammarico, rimpiangere, rimpianto, rammaricarsi, pentimento, rimorsoItalian
- 残念, 後悔, 悔いるJapanese
- សេចក្ដីស្ដាយក្រោយKhmer
- 후회, 후회하다, 後悔Korean
- pœnitetLatin
- awhitu, whakapāhaMāori
- sesalMalay
- angre, beklageNorwegian
- berouw, berouwen, betreuren, spijten, spijtDutch
- angre, beklaga, beklageNorwegian Nynorsk
- beklagelse, angerNorwegian
- żal, żałowaćPolish
- lamentar, pesar, arrepender-sePortuguese
- regretRomanian
- сожалеть, сожалениеRussian
- pendohemAlbanian
- ånger, beklaga, ångraSwedish
- juto, sikitikoSwahili
- విచారం, విచారించుTelugu
- เสียใจThai
- співчуттяUkrainian
- افسوسUrdu
- hối tiếcVietnamese
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