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 ...

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regret

v regret [rəˈgret]

to be sorry about I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful. is spyt يَنْدَم، يأسَف съжалявам litovat fortryde; beklage bedauern λυπάμαι lamentar kahetsema تاسف خوردن katua, olla pahoillaan regretter לְהִתחָרֵט पश्चाताप करना, दुखी होना žaliti, požaliti sajnál (vmit) menyesali sjá eftir dispiacere, rincrescere 残念に思う 유감으로 생각하다, 후회하다 apgailestauti, gailėtis par nožēlu jāsaka kesal, sesal betreuren angre, være lei for, beklage żałować lamentar a regreta, a-i părea rău сожалеть ľutovať žaliti vara ledsen över, beklaga, ångra เสียใจ pişman olmak, üzülmek 懊悔 жалкувати, шкодувати افسوس کرنا tiếc 懊悔

n

a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death. spyt, leedwese أَسَف، نَدَم съжаление lítost fortrydelse; beklagelse das Bedauern θλίψη, μεταμέλεια pesar; remordimiento kahetsus پشیمانی؛ افسوس katumus, mielipaha regret חֲרָטָה पश्चाताप žaljenje, kajanje sajnálat penyesalan eftirsjá; harmur; söknuður rammarico, rimpianto 後悔 유감, 후회 apgailestavimas, gailestis, liūdesys nožēla kekesalan, penyesalan leedwezen beklagelse, anger; sorg żal pesar regret сожаление ľútosť obžalovanje žaljenje ånger, ledsnad, sorg ความเศร้าโศกเสียใจ pişmanlık, üzüntü 遺憾，懊悔，悲傷 жаль, смуток افسوس sự tiếc 遗憾，懊悔，悲伤

adj reˈgretful

feeling regret. rouvol نادِم، آسِفٌ على изпълнен със съжаление lítostivý fuld af beklagelse bedauernd θλιμμένος, μετανιωμένος con pesar; con remordimiento kahetsev متاسف؛ پشیمان katuva plein de regret מָלֵא חֲרָטָה खेदपूर्ण koji žali, koji se kaje sajnálkozó penuh penyesalan hryggur; fullur eftirsjár dispiaciuto 残念な 유감으로 여기고 있는, 후회하는 apgailestaujantis nožēlas pilns penuh kekesalan, penuh penyesalan bedroefd full av anger/beklagelse, bedrøvet pełen ubolewania pesaroso plin de regrete полный сожаления ľútostivý obžalujoč pokajnički bedrövad, ångerfull เสียดาย pişman, üzüntülü 遺憾的 засмучений افسوس ناک cảm thấy hối tiếc 遗憾的

adv reˈgretfully

with regret Regretfully, we have had to turn down your offer. ongelukkig بِأَسَف със съжаление bohužel beklageligvis mit Bedauern δυστυχώς lamentablemente kahjuks با تاسف valitettavasti à regret בְּצַעָר खेदपूर्वक na žalost sajnos dengan menyesal með eftirsjá purtroppo 残念ながら 유감스럽게도 deja, gaila, su liūdesiu ar nožēlu; diemžēl dengan kesalnya helaas dessverre, beklageligvis z przykrością/żalem com pesar cu re­gret(e) к сожалению bohužiaľ na žalost nažalost tyvärr, beklagligt nog ซึ่งเสียใจ üzüntüyle, ne yazık ki, maalesef 遺憾地 засмучено متاسفانہ nuối tiếc 遗憾地

adj reˈgrettable

a regrettable mistake. betreurenswaardig يُؤْسَف لَه непростим politováníhodný beklagelig bedauerlich θλιβερός lamentable kahetsusväärne تاسف آور valitettava regrettable מְצַעֵר खेदजनक, शोचनीय žaljenja vrijedan, za osudu sajnálatos patut disesalkan hörmulegur increscioso, spiacevole 残念な 유감스러운 apgailėtinas nožēlojams; neapskaužams dikesali, disesali betreurenswaardig beklagelig godny pożałowania, żałosny lamentável regretabil прискорбный poľutovaniahodný vreden obžalovanja za žaljenje beklaglig, beklagansvärd น่าสลดใจ üzücü 令人遺憾的 прикрий قابل افسوس đáng tiếc 令人遗憾的

adv reˈgrettably

betreurenswaardig بصورَةٍ يُؤْسَف لَها непростимо bohužel beklageligt bedauerlicherweise δυστυχώς lamentablemente kahjuks به طور تاسف انگیز؛ متاسفاه valitettavasti regrettablement לְמַרבֵּה הַצַעָר खेदपूर्वक, पश्चाताप करते हुए za žaljenje, žalosno sajnálatosan disesalkan hörmulega purtroppo 残念なことには 유감스럽게도 apgailėtinai, gaila nožēlojami; neapskaužami sangat dikesali, sangat disesali betreurenswaardig beklageligvis niestety lamentavelmente (în mod) regretabil прискорбно bohužiaľ obžalovanja vredno nažalost beklagansvärt อย่างเศร้าสลดใจ üzücü olarak; maalesef, ne yazık ki 令人遺憾地 прикро افسوس ناک طریقے سے đáng tiếc 令人遗憾地

regrettable is spelt with two t s.