Regret synonyms
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Part of speech:
The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment
have a bad conscience
To be sorry for
To be sorrowful or regretful
To complain about; bewail
A troubled or anxious state of mind:
A feeling of slight regret for something done
Something that causes anxiety
Remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin.
self-disgust
Disgust with oneself.
A feeling of misgiving:
The condition of being homesick; homesickness.
Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
(Psychiatry) A state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event or situation, often impairing physical and psychological functioning.
To express grief for or about; mourn:
To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
To express grief over; lament.
Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.
self-condemnation
Remorse
regretfulness
The state or condition of being regretful.
self-accusation
Remorse
(Theol.) Sorrow for having offended God
A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.
High ethical standards
The state of being penitent; repentance
(Countable) A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.
Anything that dissatisfies
A knowledge or sense of right and wrong, with an urge to do right; moral judgment that opposes the violation of a previously recognized ethical principle and that leads to feelings of guilt if one violates such a principle
An annoying or being annoyed
spiritual disturbance
Remorse
That which produces such suffering; trouble, loss, affliction, etc.
(Slang) An annoyance
cry over
To be sorry for
To become a more moral or religious person as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.
To fail; to wane.
feel remorse for
To be sorry for
look back upon
To be sorry for
have qualms about
To be sorry for
weep over
To be sorry for
be disturbed over
To be sorry for
feel uneasy about
To be sorry for
rue-the-day
(Idiomatic) to seriously regret one's actions.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
To be sorry for
kick-oneself
(Idiomatic) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
bite-one-s-tongue
To be sorry for
cry over spilt milk
To be sorry for
To be regretful or sorry about; lament
be opposed to
To disapprove of
To feel and express disapproval of; plead against
comfort (antonym)
satisfaction (antonym)
ease (antonym)
rejoice (antonym)
be satisfied with (antonym)
care (related)
grief (related)
censure (related)
disapprove (related)
dislike (related)
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
Showing or resulting from contrition
Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach:
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
To be lamented; grievous; deplorable; distressing
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; contrite.
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
Eliciting or deserving regret:
(Of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse.
Characterized by or indicative of repentance
repining
A gradual reduction in personnel or membership because of resignation, retirement, or death, often viewed in contrast to reduction from layoffs.
Deep awareness of the suffering of another accompanied by the wish to relieve it.
A lament.
Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
To feel anguish
(Intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
be sorry for
To deny the legal sufficiency of an adversary’s claim, without admitting or denying the truth of the underlying facts, usually on a technical legal basis rather than the merits of the claim; to file a demurrer. To deny the legal sufficiency of an adversary’s claim, without admitting or denying the truth of the underlying facts, usually on a technical legal basis rather than the merits of the claim; to file a demurrer.
To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
To feel pangs of distress.
contentedness (antonym)
happiness (antonym)
be content (antonym)
be satisfied (antonym)
applaud (antonym)
welcome (antonym)
Lack of contentment; dissatisfaction; restless desire for something more or different
A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.
The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction.
(Idiomatic) A disappointment or anticlimax.
Used in plural: apology
A statement of acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon.
An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
An acknowledgment of a personal error or fault.
regret (related)
happy (related)
Misfortune or wretchedness:
The property of being rueful.
To show grief for a death by conventional signs, as by wearing black clothes.
have compunctions about
To be sorry for
feel conscience-stricken
To be sorry for
celebrate (antonym)
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