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Definitions for Regrets

[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 Regrets

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

Words nearby Regrets

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Origin of Regrets

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 Regrets

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, regretbegrudge, regret, resent, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Regrets

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

Word origin for Regrets

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

Synonyms for Regrets

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