Definition of "regret"
- verb
To feel sorry about (a thing that has happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
To feel sorry about (any thing).
- noun
The instance of such an emotion.
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To feel sorry about (a thing that has happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
To feel sorry about (any thing).
The instance of such an emotion.