Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Feeling sorrow or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.
Regret
/rɪˈgrɛt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
My soul is full of inappeasable regrets.
Mephostophilis could see that Faustus was regretting what he had done.
He regretted that he had spoken.
Etymology:
Originated in the late Middle English period, from Old French regretter, meaning to lament someones death, derived from re- (expressing intensive force) + greeter' (to weep).
Usage Statistics:
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