Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "regret" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

confident joy pride satisfaction

Capable Of

lead to depression

Derived Terms

Bregret Regrexit letter of regret live to regret postdecisional regret regret letter regret rape regretful regretless regrettable regretter regrettingly unregretted unregretting

Derived From

greet

Distinct From

having

Etymologically Related To

greet

Context

more generally

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

decline experience feel inform miss refuse sadness unhappiness

Type Of (IsA)

emotion sorrow

Manner Of

inform miss refuse

Related Terms

acknowledgement actions afterthink afterthought afterwards ago apology back backwards bad bad afterthought bad feeling bad feelings be sorry beget being being sorry change change past desire disappointing disappointment else emotion failure feel feel bad feel repentant feel sorry feeling feeling bad feeling sorry feelings felling felling bad forget grit guilt happen have in past lament like like remorse longing looking looking back looking backwards memories missed missed opportunity mistake mistake acknowledgement mistake result much near apology negative negative feeling none none of not old old lament one opportunity otherwise pain pangs past past actions past longing past mistake past sorrow remorse repent repentance repentant repenting result retrospect rue sad sad feeling sad memories sad past sadness shame should should have sorriness sorrow sorrowful sorrowful feeling sorry sorry afterthought sorry for unhappy unhappy past wanting wanting else wish wish not wishing wishing otherwise with much years years ago you

Synonym Network

bewail deplore grieve lament repent repine sorrow

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