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Regret

verb

(past & past part. regretted; pres. part. regretting)

Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. Synonyms: repent, rue.

Feel sad about the loss or absence of.

Decline formally or politely.

Express with regret.

noun

Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. Synonyms: rue, ruefulness, sorrow. "He wrote a note expressing his regret" , "To his rue, the error cost him the game"

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"Regret" Quotes from Famous Books

... as Mrs. Belgrove maliciously saw, for she knew well that the heiress would now regret having so hastily intimated her approaching departure. What was the expression on Lady Agnes's face, the old lady could not see, for the millionaire's wife shielded it—presumably from the fire—with a large fan of white feathers. Had Mrs. Belgrove been able ...

— Red Money • Fergus Hume

... unwelcome work to sit in a cramped-up tent, or out in the air among the mosquitoes, and write or draw for a long time while still tired and wet. Both of them, however, persisted till the end, and later did not regret it. ...

— Young Alaskans in the Far North • Emerson Hough

... disorder. His death, whenever it comes, will be bewailed by all who possess the feelings of Englishmen in this country. He appears determined to keep me near his person, and I hardly know how to accomplish my grand object of visiting England in opposition to his wishes. You may well imagine the regret I feel in being obliged to submit to a life of such complete idleness—but ...

— The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock • Ferdinand Brock Tupper

... that Molder would have danced better two hours earlier; but still he danced beautifully. Their bodies fitted like two parts of a jigsaw puzzle that have discovered each other. She realised that G.J. was middle-aged, and regret tinctured the ecstasy of the dance. Then suddenly she heard a loud, imploring ...

— The Pretty Lady • Arnold E. Bennett

... The regret which Belinda felt at having grievously offended her aunt was somewhat alleviated by the reflection that she had acted with integrity and prudence. Thrown off her guard by anger, Mrs. Stanhope had inadvertently ...

— Tales and Novels, Vol. III - Belinda • Maria Edgeworth

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