regret

B2
Pronunciation
/ɹiˈɡɹɛt/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Emotional pain 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.

2 Definition

Dislike; aversion.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

Example Sentences
  • He regretted his words.
2 Definition

(more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).

Example Sentences
  • I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.
3 Definition

To miss; to feel the loss or absence of.