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Uncommonregret
The correct spelling is regret.
How to pronounce regret
/ɹiˈɡɹɛt/
nounIPA: /ɹiˈɡɹɛt/
Say it like: Reg-ret
The correct spelling is regret. Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing. For example: "He regretted his words."
Usage Examples
“He regretted his words.”
“I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
- 2.Dislike; aversion.
verb
- 1.To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- 2.(more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
- 3.To miss; to feel the loss or absence of.
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