An expression of unwillingness to accept an offer
Plural for a feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation
“I was consumed with regret for belittling him in public and felt an overwhelming need to apologize.”
(one's regrets) Plural for a polite apology for, or sadness at, an occurrence or an inability to accept an invitation
“I appear before you to offer my deepest regrets and unqualified apologies to a traumatized nation.”
Plural for a feeling of sadness or disappointment over an occurrence
“She would have had little regret had the courts sentenced her aggressor to death.”
To feel repentant over
“I regret the harsh words that were spoken in my fit of anger.”
To mourn or feel sorrow over
“I regret not having made peace with my father before his passing.”
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