regret

regret is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as verb, transitive verb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. verb. 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.
2. verb. Dislike; aversion.
3. transitive verb. 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.
4. noun. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

   "he drank to drown his sorrows"

   "he wrote a note expressing his regret"

   Synonyms: rue, ruefulness, sorrow

5. verb. express with regret

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

6. verb. decline formally or politely

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

7. verb. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

   Synonyms: repent, rue

8. verb. feel sad about the loss or absence of

Synonyms

rue, ruefulness, sorrow, repent

Common word forms

regrets, regretful, regretted, regretter, regretable, regretless, regretting

Words from these letters

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