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has inflected forms regretted, regretting, and a derivative form regrettable.

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verb

To feel or express sorrow for: deplore, repent, rue. See regret/impenitence.

noun

1. Unhappiness caused by the failure of one's hopes, desires, or expectations: disappointment, discontent, discontentment, disgruntlement, dissatisfaction, letdown. See happy/unhappy.
2. A statement of acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon. apology, excuse, mea culpa. See regret/impenitence.

n

Definition: upset over past action
Antonyms: contentedness, happiness, satisfaction

v

Definition: be upset about
Antonyms: be content, be satisfied

v

Definition: doubt
Antonyms: applaud, welcome

IN BRIEF: n. - Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment v. - Be sorry; Decline formally or politely.

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. — Sydney J. Harris

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Quotes:

"My one regret in life is that I'm not someone else." - Woody Allen

"I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent." - Lucille Ball

"I have no regrets, I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say." - Ingrid Bergman

"Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the waste and the idle, useless regretting." - Arthur Brisbane

"I believe that he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more sorry." - Samuel Butler

"One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late." - Agatha Christie

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For a list of words related to regret, see:

• Expressions of Feeling - regret: express sorrow over loss; state disappointment, repentance, or annoyance

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - beklage, være ked af det
v. intr. - føle beklagelse
n. - sorg, beklagelse, anger

idioms:

• give one's regrets    melde afbud
• I regret to inform    Jeg må desværre meddele
• I regret to say    Jeg må desværre sige
• send one's regrets    sende afbud

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreuren, spijten, rouwen om, spijt, (mv) verontschuldiging (voor afwezigheid etc.), spijtbetuiging

Français (French)
v. tr. - regretter, regretter que, déplorer, être désolé
v. intr. - regretter, déplorer, être désolé
n. - regret, excuses (npl)

idioms:

• give one's regrets    exprimer ses regrets
• I regret to inform    j'ai le regret de vous informer
• I regret to say    je suis au regret de dire
• send one's regrets    prier (qn) de s'excuser (lettre d'excuse)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bedauern
v. - bedauern

idioms:

• give one's regrets    sich entschuldigen lassen
• I regret to inform    ich muß leider mitteilen, daß
• I regret to say    ich muß leider sagen, daß
• send one's regrets    sich entschuldigen lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θλίψη, λύπη, μεταμέλεια, μετάνοια, (πληθ.) συγγνώμη, τύψεις
v. - θλίβομαι, λυπούμαι, μεταμελούμαι, (το) μετανιώνω

idioms:

• give one's regrets    δίνω τα συλλυπητήριά μου
• I regret to inform    μετά λύπης μου σάς πληροφορώ/ανακοινώνω
• I regret to say    μετά λύπης (μου) σάς λέω
• send one's regrets    δηλώνω ότι αδυνατώ να ανταποκριθώ σε πρόσκληση

Italiano (Italian)
deplorare, rimpiangere, rammarico

idioms:

• "I regret to inform"    mi rincresce di informarla
• "I regret to say"    mi dispiace dire
• send/give one's regrets    inviare le proprie scuse

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pesar (m), desapontamento (m)
v. - lamentar, arrepender-se de

idioms:

• "I regret to inform"    Lamento informar
• "I regret to say"    Lamento dizer
• send/give one's regrets    enviar desculpas

Русский (Russian)
сожалеть, оплакивать, сожаление

idioms:

• "I regret to inform"    "С прискорбием вынужден сообщить"
• "I regret to say"    "К сожалению"
• send/give one's regrets    направить/высказать свои соболезнования

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sentir, lamentar
v. intr. - arrepentirse
n. - arrepentimiento, pesar

idioms:

• give one's regrets    enviar sus excusas
• I regret to inform    "lamento comunicarle que...", tengo el penoso deber de comunicarle
• I regret to say    "siento decirle que...", lamento tener que decirle
• send one's regrets    enviar sus excusas, dar el pésame, enviar sus condolencias

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - beklagande, sorg, ånger
v. - beklaga, sörja, ångra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
为...感到遗憾, 惋惜, 后悔, 感到后悔, 遗憾, 感到抱歉, 懊悔, 悔恨, 哀悼, 悲叹, 抱歉, 表示谢绝的短柬

idioms:

• give one's regrets    向...致歉
• I regret to inform    我很抱歉地通知...
• I regret to say    很抱歉我...
• send one's regrets    致歉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 為...感到遺憾, 惋惜, 後悔
v. intr. - 感到後悔, 遺憾, 感到抱歉
n. - 懊悔, 悔恨, 哀悼, 悲歎, 抱歉, 遺憾, 表示謝絕的短柬

idioms:

• give one's regrets    向...致歉
• I regret to inform    我很抱歉地通知...
• I regret to say    很抱歉我...
• send one's regrets    致歉

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 후회하다, 유감으로 생각하다
v. intr. - 후회하다, 한탄하다
n. - 유감, 후회, 애도

idioms:

• give one's regrets    유감이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 残念に思う, 気の毒に思う, 後悔する, 惜しむ
n. - 残念, 後悔, 断り, 悲しみ

idioms:

• I regret to inform    残念ながら
• I regret to say    遺憾ながら
• send/give one's regrets    断り状を出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ندم, أسف, إعتذار (فعل) يندم, يأسف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הצטער על אובדן‬
v. intr. - ‮התחרט, הצטער, היה חסר‬
n. - ‮צער, חרטה‬

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