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English to English noun
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sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment |  | Example: he drank to drown his sorrows
he wrote a note expressing his regret
to his rue, the error cost him the game
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about | | source: wordnet30
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feel sad about the loss or absence of | | source: wordnet30
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decline formally or politely | | Example: I regret I can't come to the party
source: wordnet30
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express with regret | | Example: I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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