regret

re·gret  (r-grt)

v. re·gret·ted, re·gret·ting, re·grets

v.tr.

1. To feel sorry, disappointed, or distressed about.

2. To remember with a feeling of loss or sorrow; mourn.

v.intr.

To feel regret.

n.

1. A sense of loss and longing for someone or something gone.

2. A feeling of disappointment or distress about something that one wishes could be different.

3. regrets A courteous expression of regret, especially at having to decline an invitation.

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[Middle English regretten, to lament, from Old French regreter : re-, re- + -greter, to weep (perhaps of Germanic origin).]

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re·gretter n.

Synonyms: regret, sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, heartache, heartbreak
These nouns denote mental distress. Regret has the broadest range, from mere disappointment to a painful sense of dissatisfaction or self-reproach, as over something lost or done: She looked back with regret on the pain she had caused her family.
Sorrow connotes sadness caused by misfortune, affliction, or loss; it can also imply contrition: "sorrow for his ... children, who needed his protection, and whom he could not protect" James Baldwin.
Grief is deep, acute personal sorrow, as that arising from irreplaceable loss: "Grief fills the room up of my absent child,/Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me" Shakespeare.
Anguish implies agonizing, excruciating mental pain: "I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement" Abraham Lincoln.
Woe is intense, often prolonged wretchedness or misery: "the deep, unutterable woe/Which none save exiles feel" W.E. Aytoun.
Heartache most often applies to sustained private sorrow: The child's difficulties are a source of heartache to the parents.
Heartbreak is overwhelming grief: "Better a little chiding than a great deal of heartbreak" Shakespeare.

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regret

Verb

[-gretting, -gretted]

1. to feel sorry or upset about

2. to express apology or distress: we regret any misunderstanding caused

Noun

1. a feeling of repentance, guilt, or sorrow

2. regrets a polite expression of refusal: she had sent her regrets [Old French regreter]

regretful adj
regretfully adv
regrettable adj
regrettably adv

USAGE: Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully; this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully), I shall be unable to attend.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regret - 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" ruefulness, sorrow, rue sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being contriteness, contrition, attrition - sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation compunction, remorse, self-reproach - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Verb	1.	regret - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about rue, repent feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	2.	regret - feel sad about the loss or absence of miss - feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
	3.	regret - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party" refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" regret - express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
	4.	regret - express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" regret - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party" fear - be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"

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regret

verb 1. be or feel sorry about, feel remorse about, be upset about, rue, deplore, bemoan, repent (of), weep over, bewail, cry over spilt milk << OPPOSITE be satisfied with

verb 2. mourn, miss, grieve for or over

noun 3. remorse, compunction, self-reproach, pang of conscience, bitterness, repentance, contrition, penitence, ruefulness

noun 4. sorrow, disappointment, grief, lamentation << OPPOSITE satisfaction

Translations

regret [rɪˈgrɛt] n → sentimiento, pesar m (= remorse); remordimiento

vt → sentir, lamentar (= repent of); arrepentirse de;

we regret to inform you that ... → sentimos informarle que ...

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regret [rɪˈgrɛt] n → regret m

vt → regretter;

to regret that → regretter que + sub;

we regret to inform you that ... → nous sommes au regret de vous informer que ...

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regret [rɪˈgrɛt] n → Bedauern nt

vt → bedauern;

with regret → mit Bedauern;

to have no regrets → nichts bereuen;

we regret to inform you that ... → wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass ...

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regret [rɪˈgrɛt] n → rimpianto, rincrescimento

vt → rimpiangere;

I regret that I/he cannot help → mi rincresce di non poter aiutare/che lui non possa aiutare;

we regret to inform you that ... → siamo spiacenti di informarla che ...