Dictionary Definition
regret n : sadness associated with some wrong
done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he
wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost
him the game" [syn: sorrow, rue, ruefulness]
Verb
2 feel sad about the loss or absence of
3 decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't
come to the party"
4 be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not
gain admission to Harvard" [also: regretting, regretted]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -ɛt
Translations
feel sorry about some past thing
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 后悔 (hòuhuǐ)
- Czech: litovat
- Danish: angre, fortryde
- Dutch: betreuren, spijten, berouwen
- Finnish: katua, valittaa, pahoitella, olla pahoillaan
- French: regretter
- German: bedauern
- Greek: μετανιώνω
- Hebrew: להצטער [leitstaer]
- Hungarian: sajnál
- Italian: rimpiangere, rammaricarsi
- Japanese: 残念に思う (ざんねんにおもう, zannen ni omou)
- Korean: 후회하다 (huhoehada)
- Norwegian: beklage, angre
- Portuguese: lamentar, sentir
- Russian: сожалеть (sožalét’)
- Spanish: lamentar
- Swedish: beklaga, ångra
Related terms
Translations
instance of such an emotion
- Czech: lítost
- Dutch: spijt, berouw
- Finnish: katumus, valittelu, pahoittelu
- French: regret
- German: Reue
- Greek: λύπη
- Italian: rammarico
- Japanese: 後悔 (kōkai)
- Norwegian: beklagelse, anger
- Portuguese: pesar
- Russian: сожаление
- Spanish: pesar
- Swedish: ånger
Extensive Definition
Regret or Regrets may refer to:
Science
- Regret (emotion), an intelligent or emotional dislike for personal past acts and behaviours.
- Regret (decision theory), the difference between expected loss and actual loss
Music
- Regret (song), a song by New Order from the album Republic
- "Regrets," a hip-hop song by Jay-Z from his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt
- "Regrets," a song by Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
- Regrets (single), the second single from Nicole Wray's Lovechild album
- Regrets (song), a 1991 song by Mylène Farmer and Jean-Louis Murat
Games
- Regret (Halo), One of the Prophets from the game of Halo 2
- Regret, also known as Legretta, one of the Six God Generals from Tales of the Abyss
Other
- Regret (horse), a champion racehorse
regret in French: Regret
regret in Japanese: リグレット
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abject apology, acknowledgment, affliction, anguish, apologies, apology, attrition, ayenbite of inwit,
be sorry for, bemoan,
bewail, bitterness, breast-beating,
care, compunction, confession, contriteness, contrition, demur, deplore, deprecate, disappointment, disapprove, dole, dolor, excuse, feel sorry for, grief, grieve, guilt, heartache, heartbreak, lament, mea culpa, mourn, mournfulness, pangs of
conscience, penitence,
qualm, refusal, regretfulness, regrets, regretting, remorse, remorse of conscience,
remorsefulness,
repent, repentance, repine, repining, rue, rue the day, ruefulness, sadness, scruple, second thoughts,
self-condemnation, self-reproach, shame, shamefacedness, shamefastness, shamefulness, sorriness, sorrow, weep over, wistfulness, woe