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regret
noun as in upset over past action
Strongest matches
anguish, annoyance, apology, bitterness, concern, contrition, disappointment, discomfort, dissatisfaction, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misgiving, nostalgia, qualm, remorse, repentance, sorrow, uneasiness, worry
Strong matches
affliction, apologies, care, compunction, conscience, demur, dole, lamentation, pang, penitence, ruefulness, scruple, self-accusation, self-condemnation, self-disgust, self-reproach, woe
Weak match
verb as in be upset about
Example Sentences
Earps said her initial decision was not accepted and agreed to think about it further - a decision she now regrets - before eventually calling time on her Lionesses career.
Now she regrets that decision and is planning another move.
“I went deep and I don’t regret it,” he said from a red leather booth at the Smoke House in Burbank.
Erdoes has said she didn’t know about his crimes and the bank has said it regrets its relationship with Epstein.
"We deeply regret Fujitsu's role in sub-postmasters' suffering and recognise the profound impact it has had on them and their families," he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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