REGRET

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : rue , ruefulness , sorrow

• (verb) express with regret

  "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"

• (verb) decline formally or politely

  "I regret I can't come to the party"

• (verb) feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

  synonyms : repent , rue

  "He rued the fact that he had offended his parents" -added by sradha_inlas

• (verb) feel sad about the loss or absence of

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