Analysis Complete

regret

/ regret /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be sorry
"I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
Type of:
inform
Kinds of:
fear
Derived:
sorrow rue ruefulness
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 2
decline formally or politely
"I regret I can''t come to the party"
Type of:
refuse decline
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 3
feel sad about the loss or absence of
Type of:
miss
Derived:
sorrow rue ruefulness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"
Type of:
sadness unhappiness
Kinds of:
attrition contrition contriteness compunction remorse
Derived:
repent rue grieve sorrow
verb Sense 5
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Type of:
feel experience
Derived:
sorrow rue ruefulness repentance penitence
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Frame 33
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

inform fear refuse decline miss sadness unhappiness attrition contrition contriteness compunction remorse