Word

regret, n.
(regrets)
freq. cnt. 5

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

regret rue ruefulness sorrow

sample sentences

"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

regret regret regret

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derivationally related form

sorrow

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derivationally related form

rue

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derivationally related form

rueful

semantic pointers

hypernym

sadness, unhappiness

hyponym

contrition, attrition, contriteness compunction, remorse, self-reproach