Regret — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt/.

Examples

he drank to drown his sorrows
he wrote a note expressing his regret
to his rue, the error cost him the game

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repent sorrow rue ruefulness

Parts of Speech

noun	sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment “he drank to drown his sorrows”
verb	feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
verb	feel sad about the loss or absence of
verb	decline formally or politely “I regret I can't come to the party”
verb	express with regret “I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard”

Word Forms

sorrow	verb	feel grief
regret	verb	express with regret
rue	verb	feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
rueful	adjective	feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
repentant	adjective	feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
repentance	noun	remorse for your past conduct
regret	noun	sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
rue	noun	sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reue

Traurigkeit, die mit einem Unrecht oder einer Enttäuschung verbunden ist

🇪🇸Spanish

arrepentirse

Tristeza asociada a algún mal cometido o alguna decepción.

🇮🇹Italian

rimpianto

tristezza associata a qualche torto commesso o a qualche delusione

🇳🇱Dutch

spijt

verdriet dat gepaard gaat met een fout die is gemaakt of een teleurstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrependimento

tristeza associada a algum erro cometido ou alguma decepção

🇷🇺Russian

сожалеть

печаль, связанная с каким-то проступком или разочарованием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खेद

किसी गलत काम या किसी निराशा से जुड़ा दुःख

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুশোচনা

দুঃখ কিছু ভুল করা বা কিছু হতাশার সাথে যুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

வருத்தம்

சில தவறுகளுடன் தொடர்புடைய சோகம் அல்லது சில ஏமாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విచారం

చేసిన తప్పు లేదా కొంత నిరాశతో సంబంధం ఉన్న విచారం

🇮🇳Marathi

खेद

काही चुकीचे किंवा काही निराशेशी संबंधित दुःख

🇮🇳Gujarati

અફસોસ

ઉદાસી કંઈક ખોટું કર્યું અથવા થોડી નિરાશા સાથે સંકળાયેલું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಾದ

ಕೆಲವು ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಡಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ನಿರಾಶೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ದುಃಖ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഖേദിക്കുന്നു

ചില തെറ്റുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചില നിരാശയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ദുഃഖം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਫਸੋਸ

ਕੁਝ ਗਲਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਝ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀ ਉਦਾਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

افسوس

اداسی کسی غلط کام یا کچھ مایوسی سے وابستہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后悔

因做错事或失望而感到悲伤

🇯🇵Japanese

後悔

何か間違ったことをしたり失望したりすることに伴う悲しみ

🇰🇷Korean

후회

어떤 잘못이나 실망과 관련된 슬픔

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hối tiếc

nỗi buồn liên quan đến một số việc làm sai trái hoặc một số thất vọng

🇹🇭Thai

เสียใจ

ความโศกเศร้าที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการกระทำผิดหรือความผิดหวังบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyesali

kesedihan yang terkait dengan kesalahan yang dilakukan atau kekecewaan

🇵🇭Filipino

panghihinayang

kalungkutan na nauugnay sa ilang maling nagawa o ilang pagkabigo

🇲🇾Malay

penyesalan

kesedihan yang dikaitkan dengan kesalahan yang dilakukan atau kekecewaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يندم

الحزن المرتبط ببعض الأخطاء أو بعض خيبة الأمل

🇮🇷Persian

پشیمانی

غم و اندوه همراه با برخی اشتباهات انجام شده یا ناامیدی

🇹🇷Turkish

pişmanlık

yapılan bazı yanlışlarla veya bazı hayal kırıklıklarıyla ilişkili üzüntü

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרָטָה

עצב שקשור לאיזושהי טעות שנעשתה או לאכזבה כלשהי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'regret'?

The primary meaning of 'regret' is 'sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment'.

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Using 'regret' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'regret' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'regret' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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