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Noun Concept

Categories: Articles with short description, Emotions

sorrow regret rue ruefulness Agent regret

Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment WordNet 3.0

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Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Regret is the emotion of wishing one had made a different decision in the past, because the consequences of the decision one did make were unfavorable. Wikipedia

Negative conscious and emotional reaction to personal past acts and behaviors. Wikipedia Disambiguation

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. Wiktionary

The property of being rueful. Wiktionary

He drank to drown his sorrows WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

He wrote a note expressing his regret WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

To his rue, the error cost him the game WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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