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- [ri-gret]
- /rɪˈgrɛt/
- /rɪˈɡret/
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- [ri-gret]
- /rɪˈgrɛt/
Definitions of regret word
- verb with object regret to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it. 1
- verb with object regret to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one's vanished youth. 1
- noun regret a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc. 1
- noun regret a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc. 1
- noun regret regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation: I sent her my regrets. 1
- noun regret a note expressing regret at one's inability to accept an invitation: I have had four acceptances and one regret. 1
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Origin of regret
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English regretten (v.) < Middle French regreter, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + -greter, perhaps < Germanic (cf. greet2)
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Parts of speech for Regret
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
regret popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
regret usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for regret
verb regret
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- apologize — When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say 'I apologize' as a formal way of saying sorry.
- beg off — to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
- bemoan — If you bemoan something, you express sorrow or dissatisfaction about it.
- bewail — If you bewail something, you express great sorrow about it.
noun regret
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
- compunction — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.
- contriteness — caused by or showing sincere remorse.
adjective regret
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- attritional — a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
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