regret

Roget category 833

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.1. Passive affections

#833. Regret

noun

regret, repining — homesickness, nostalgia — mal du pays, maladie [Fr.] — lamentation etc. 839 — penitence etc. 950.
bitterness, heartburning^†.
recrimination (accusation) 938.
laudator temporis acti [Lat.] etc. (discontent) 832.

verb

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.

adjective

regretting etc. v. — regretful — homesick.
regretted etc. v. — much to be regretted, regrettable — lamentable etc. (bad) 649.

adverb

regrettably, unfortunately — most unfortunately.

interjection

alas! — what a pity!, hang it!,

phrase

'tis pity [Contr.], 'tis too true [Contr.] — sigh'd and look'd and sigh'd again" [Dryden]; I'm sorry.
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