European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy.

synonyms: herb of grace, Ruta graveolens.

Roget 395: unsavoriness etc. adj.; amaritude^†; acrimony, acridity (bitterness) 392.2; roughness etc. (sour) 397; acerbity, austerity; gall and wormwood, rue, quassia^†, aloes; marah^†; sickener^†.    ... show more

Dutch: ruit
Polish: ruta

Leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy.

Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment:
— To his rue, the error cost him the game.

synonyms: regret, ruefulness, sorrow.

Dutch: berouwen, verdrieten, spijten, betreuren, wroeging, berouw, boetvaardigheid, inkeer, spijt

French A street or road in France.

Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about.

synonyms: regret, repent.

Roget 833: regret, deplore; bewail etc. (lament) 839; repine, cast a longing lingering look behind; rue, rue the day; repent etc. 950; infandum renovare dolorem [Lat.].    prey on the mind, weigh on the mind, have a weight on the mind; leave an aching void.    ... show more

Roget 950: repent, be sorry for; be penitent etc. adj.; rue; regret etc. 833; think better of; recant etc. 607; knock under etc. (submit) 725; plead guilty; sing miserere [Lat.], sing de profundis [Lat.]; cry peccavi; own oneself in the wrong; acknowledge, confess &c., (disclose) 529; humble oneself; beg pardon etc. (apologize) 952; turn over a new leaf, put on the new man, turn from sin; reclaim; repent in sackcloth and ashes &c., (do penance) 952; learn by experience.    ... show more

Dutch: berouw hebben, spijten, betreuren, bewenen, treuren