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What (who) is Regret - definition
NEGATIVE CONSCIOUS AND EMOTIONAL REACTION TO PERSONAL PAST ACTS AND BEHAVIOURS
Regrets; Self-reproach; Self reproach; Self-reproaching; Self reproaching; Regreted; Regreting; Regretted; Regretting; Regretter; Regreter; Regretings; Regretfulness; Regrettableness; Regretableness; Unregretfulness; Regret (emotion); Agent regret; Neuroscience of regret
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regret
(regrets, regretting, regretted)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you regret something that you have done, you wish that you had not done it.
I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since...
Ellis seemed to be regretting that he had asked the question...
Five years later she regrets having given up her home.
VERB: V n, V that, V -ing
2.
Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done.
Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.
N-VAR
3.
You can say that you regret something as a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it. You use expressions such as I regret to say or I regret to inform you to show that you are sorry about something.
'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said...
I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests...
Her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say...
VERB: V n, V that, V to-inf [politeness]
4.
If someone expresses regret about something, they say that they are sorry about it. (FORMAL)
He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation...
She has accepted his resignation with regret.
N-UNCOUNT
regret
I
n.
1) to express regret(s)
2) to feel; show regret
3) deep, keen regret
4) a token of (one's) regret
5) regret at, over; for (to express regret at not being able to accept an invitation; regret for one's mistake)
II
v.
1) to regret deeply, very much
2) (formal) (E) we regret to inform you that your position has been eliminated
3) (G) I regret having to leave so early
4) (K) everyone regretted his being dismissed
5) (L) we regret that we cannot accept your invitation
regret
I. n.
1.
Grief, sorrow, trouble, sorrowful longing, concern, lamentation.
2.
Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, contrition, self-condemnation.
II. v. a.
1.
Lament, grieve at, be sorry for, deplore.
2.
Repent, repent of, mourn for, rue, bewail, bemoan.
Wikipedia
Regret
Regret is the emotion of wishing one had made a different decision in the past, because the consequences of the decision one did make were unfavorable.
Regret is related to perceived opportunity. Its intensity varies over time after the decision, in regard to action versus inaction, and in regard to self-control at a particular age. The self-recrimination which comes with regret is thought to spur corrective action and adaptation.
In Western societies adults have the highest regrets regarding choices of their education.
Examples of use of Regret
1. "The regret factor of not acting clearly outweighed the regret factor of acting," he said.
2. "We feel deep regret about this, but what‘s the use of regret?
3. It‘s been followed by the world‘s media. (Question: do you regret representing yourself?) No, I don‘t regret representing myself.
4. I don‘t regret having been a sex worker for 25 years – I don‘t regret it at all.
5. "I regret the hurt I‘ve caused, but how can I regret falling in love with Suzi or having Pip?