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Definitions for Regret

[1] to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
[2] to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one's vanished youth.
[3] a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
[4] a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc.
[5] regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation: I sent her my regrets.
[6] a note expressing regret at one's inability to accept an invitation: I have had four acceptances and one regret.
[7] (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to feel sorry, repentant, or upset about
[8] to bemoan or grieve the death or loss of
[9] a sense of repentance, guilt, or sorrow, as over some wrong done or an unfulfilled ambition
[10] a sense of loss or grief
[11] (plural) a polite expression of sadness, esp in a formal refusal of an invitation

Words related to Regret

heartache, annoyance, apology, sorrow, repentance, bitterness, misgiving, contrition, grief, discomfort, heartbreak, remorse, disappointment, qualm, uneasiness, dissatisfaction, anguish, nostalgia, worry, concern

Words nearby Regret

regression analysis, regressive, regressive assimilation, regressive staining, regressive tax, regret, regretful, regrettable, regroup, regrow, regrowth

Origin of Regret

1300–50; Middle English regretten (v.) < Middle French regreter, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + -greter, perhaps < Germanic (cf. greet2)

Words that may be confused with Regret

begrudge, regret, resent, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Regret

re·gret·ter , noun
re·gret·ting·ly , adverb
un·re·gret·ted , adjective
un·re·gret·ting , adjective

Word origin for Regret

C14: from Old French regrete , of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse grāta to weep

Synonyms for Regret

anguish, annoyance, apology, bitterness, concern, contrition, disappointment, discomfort, dissatisfaction, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misgiving, nostalgia, qualm, remorse, repentance, sorrow, uneasiness, worry, affliction, apologies, care, compunction, conscience, demur, dole, lamentation, pang, penitence, ruefulness, scruple, self-accusation, self-condemnation, self-disgust, self-reproach, woe, regretfulness