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To feel regret about

A feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation

Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death

The feeling of compassion or sympathy caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others

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Verb

To feel regret about

reproach oneself for

feel remorse for

feel sorry about

feel remorseful about

kick oneself for

feel apologetic about

eat your heart out

feel remorse about

feel contrite about

express regret about

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

be guilt-ridden

beat one's breast

reproach oneself

be contrite about

shed tears over

ask forgiveness

wring one's hands over

beat one's breast about

feel unwilling about

feel reluctant about

be disappointed over

be repentant for

be unhappy about

have qualms about

be remorseful for

be apologetic for

feel uneasy over

have compunctions about

kick oneself over

be disturbed by

regret the loss of

be remorseful about

have a conscience about

have compunctions

feel repentant about

blame oneself for

be regretful about

be disappointed about

be regretful at

express sorrow about

wear sackcloth and ashes

be conscience-stricken

see the error of your ways

wish that one had not done something

see error of ways

go through the mill

burst into tears

express woe for

express sorrow for

be heavy of heart

go through a lot

have a bad time

be racked with pain

experience hardship

cry your eyes out

turn on the waterworks

cry as if one's heart would break

put on the weeps

shed bitter tears

cry one's heart out

dissolve in tears

turn on waterworks

howl your eyes out

be brokenhearted

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“They squandered the opportunity and will surely rue that decision.”

Noun

A feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation

self-condemnation

pangs of conscience

prickings of conscience

guilty conscience

feelings of guilt

self-accusation

self-castigation

self-punishment

self-flagellation

second thoughts

twinges of conscience

a guilty conscience

a bad conscience

stab of conscience

twinge of conscience

self-chastisement

self-mortification

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“I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of rue after realizing I had forgotten my best friend's birthday.”

Noun

Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death

broken-heartedness

heaviness of heart

mental suffering

disconsolateness

downheartedness

dissatisfaction

emotional suffering

dark night of the soul

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

apprehensiveness

heavy-heartedness

trials and tribulations

disillusionment

Sturm und Drang

uphill struggle

tough assignment

unconsolability

extreme unhappiness

mid-life crisis

pins and needles

harsh conditions

heavyheartedness

discontentedness

low-spiritedness

heartbrokenness

butterflies in the stomach

pain in the rear

thorn in the flesh

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

thorn in your side

baptism of fire

painful experience

unpleasant experience

slough of despond

stroke of bad luck

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Noun

The feeling of compassion or sympathy caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others

kindheartedness

warmheartedness

softheartedness

largeheartedness

good-heartedness

tender-heartedness

kind-heartedness

warm-heartedness

tenderheartedness

compassionateness

neighborliness^US

neighbourliness^UK

soft-heartedness

considerateness

humanitarianism

good-fellowship

affectionateness

broad-mindedness

good-naturedness

tender loving care

awareness of the feelings of others

public-spiritedness

big-heartedness

magnanimousness

good behaviour^UK

good behavior^US

openheartedness

social conscience

lack of severity

good neighbourliness

tender feelings

good-temperedness

concern for others

heart of hearts

sweetness and light

social responsibility

tranquillity^UK

act of assistance

approachability

open-mindedness

sympathetic cord

expression of regret

companionability

bond of sympathy

companionableness

communicativeness

demonstrativeness

easy-going manner

lack of reservation

lack of inhibition

being on same wavelength

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