Regret - English meaning

Regret – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do).
Usage examples:
She immediately regretted her words
Synonims:
Be sorry about Feel contrite about Feel apologetic about Feel remorse about/for Be remorseful about Rue Repent (of)Feel repentant about Be regretful at/about Have a conscience about Blame on

noun
A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do.
Usage examples:
She expressed her regret at virginia's death
Synonims:
Remorse Sorrow Contrition Contriteness Repentance Penitence Pangs of conscience Guilt Compunction Remorsefulness Ruefulness Shame Self-reproach Self-accusation Self-condemnation Sorriness Sad

verb
To feel sorry or unhappy about something you did or were unable to do
Usage examples:
[ t ] he regretted his decision to leave school., [ + (that) clause ] i regret (that) i didn’t buy …

Regret translation into English

Regret: translate from English into Chinese

后悔, 遗憾, 恨, 悔, 抱歉, 惋惜, 懊悔, 憾, 歉意, 歉, 追悔, 懊, 依恋, 忏, 忧, 歉忱, 歉仄

Regret: translate from English into Dutch

Betreuren, Spijt, Spijt hebben van, Bejammeren

Regret: translate from English into French

Regret, Regretter

Regret: translate from English into German

Reue, Bedauern, Bereuen, Nachtrauern

Regret: translate from English into Hindi

खेद, पछतावा करना, सोच, खेद प्रकट करना

Regret: translate from English into Italian

Rimpiangere, Rammarico, Rimpianto, Dispiacere, Rincrescimento, Rimorso, Lamentare, Pentimento, Rammaricare, Scuse, Rincrescere, Scusarsi, Essere deplorato, Essere desolato

Regret: translate from English into Korean

유감, 정중한 거절, 후회하다

Regret: translate from English into Russian

Сожалеть, Сожаление, Раскаиваться, Извинения, Раскаяние, Горевать, Горе, Прискорбие

Regret: translate from English into Spanish

Lamentar, Pesar, Remordimiento, Arrepentirse de, Sentir, Sentimiento

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’, perhaps from the Germanic base of greet2.

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Regret – similar words

regretful

adjective
Feeling or showing regret.
Usage examples:
He sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself

adjective
Feeling or expressing sadness or disappointment
Usage examples:
A regretful sigh, "we never spoke of it," anne regretfully acknowledged.

Regretful - all meanings in English

Regret synonims

compunction

noun
A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.
Usage examples:
They used their tanks without compunction

Compunction - all meanings in English

contrition

noun
The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
Usage examples:
To show contrition for his crime he offered to do community service

noun
A very sorry or guilty feeling about something bad you have done, or the act of showing that you feel like this
Usage examples:
He feels no contrition for what he did., those involved in the crime have failed to express contrit…

Contrition - all meanings in English

guilt

noun
The fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime.
Usage examples:
It is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt

verb
Make (someone) feel guilty, especially in order to induce them to do something.
Usage examples:
Celeste had been guilted into going by her parents

noun
The fact or state of having done something wrong or committed a crime
Usage examples:
In the us, people accused of a crime are presumed to be innocent until their guilt is proven., she …

Guilt - all meanings in English

penitence

noun
The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.
Usage examples:
A public display of penitence

noun
Regret for a mistake and willingness to correct it
Usage examples:
He expressed his penitence for what he had done.

Penitence - all meanings in English

remorse

noun
Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Usage examples:
They were filled with remorse and shame

noun
A strong feeling of guilt and regret about something you have done
Usage examples:
Judges took account of the prisoner’s remorse., i’m still remorseful for having broken it., a remor…

Remorse - all meanings in English

repentance

noun
The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse.
Usage examples:
Each person who turns to god in genuine repentance and faith will be saved

noun
The fact of showing that you are very sorry for something bad you have done in the past, and wish that you had not done it
Usage examples:
This was an extremely violent crime, for which the boy showed no repentance., her passionate repent…

Repentance - all meanings in English

rue

verb
Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone.
Usage examples:
Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer

noun
Repentance; regret.
Usage examples:
With rue my heart is laden

noun
A perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves which are used in herbal medicine.
Usage examples:
Many herbs can help to deter flies, such as lavender, sweet woodruff, lemon verbena, star anise, ta…

Rue - all meanings in English

sad

adjective
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.
Usage examples:
I was sad and subdued

adjective
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation
Seasonal affective disorder.

Sad - all meanings in English

self-accusation

noun
The act of accusing yourself of doing or having done something wrong
Usage examples:
As the year drew to a close, the poet was paralysed by indecision and self-accusation., his conditi…

Self-accusation - all meanings in English

self-condemnation

noun
The act or habit of condemning (= strongly criticizing) yourself
Usage examples:
Initiating change relies on confidence in one's ability to enact it, and failure to do so can resul…

Self-condemnation - all meanings in English

self-reproach

noun
The act or feeling of criticizing or blaming yourself
Usage examples:
He was overcome with self-reproach after losing his temper with his children., do you suffer from f…

Self-reproach - all meanings in English

shame

noun
A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
Usage examples:
She was hot with shame

verb
Make (someone) feel ashamed.
Usage examples:
I tried to shame him into giving some away

exclamation
Used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.
Usage examples:
Look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?

Shame - all meanings in English

sorrow

ˈsɒr.əʊ

noun
A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.
Usage examples:
A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow

verb
Feel or display deep distress.
Usage examples:
A woman had cried all night, sorrowing over the death of her husband

noun
A feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling
Usage examples:
[ u ] the english language does not contain the words to express the sorrow i feel.

Sorrow - all meanings in English

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