| regretted | (v.) | regret |
| regret | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. regret, rue, ruefulness, sorrow | 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" |
| ~ sadness, unhappiness | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being. |
| ~ contriteness, contrition, attrition | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation. |
| ~ compunction, remorse, self-reproach | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed). |
| v. (emotion) | 2. regret, repent, rue | feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. regret | feel sad about the loss or absence of. |
| ~ miss | feel or suffer from the lack of.; "He misses his mother" |
| v. (communication) | 4. regret | decline formally or politely.; "I regret I can't come to the party" |
| ~ refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards.; "he declined to join the group on a hike" |
| ~ regret | express with regret.; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" |
| v. (communication) | 5. regret | express with regret.; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ regret | decline formally or politely.; "I regret I can't come to the party" |
| ~ fear | be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement.; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party" |
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