Word Meaning

regret definition and meaning

v. Pain of mind 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; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction.
v. Dislike; aversion.
v. t. To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends.

Crossword clues for regret

- Be against
- Be sorry for
- Bemoan
- Cry over
- Deplore
- Feel contrite or disappointed about
- Feel remorse
- Feel sad or repentant
- Feel sorry for
- remorselessness
- Rue
- Show remorse for egret after rough start
- Sorrow
- Sorrow over
- Wish otherwise