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Word: Regret
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’, perhaps from the Germanic base of greet
rɪˈɡrɛt
feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do)
Short Definition:feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over
Examples:- she immediately regretted her words
- I always regretted that I never trained
Word: Regret
Speech Type: Noun
rɪˈɡrɛt
a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do
Short Definition:feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over occurrence
Examples:- she expressed her regret at Virginia's death
- he had to decline, to his regret
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