[rɪˈɡrɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do)
(e.g: she immediately regretted her words)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’, perhaps from the Germanic base of greet

[rɪˈɡrɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do
(e.g: she expressed her regret at Virginia's death)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French regreter ‘bewail (the dead)’, perhaps from the Germanic base of greet