regret synonyms
regret
n.
Remorse
concern, compunction, worry, repentance, self-reproach, self-condemnation, self-disgust, misgiving, regretfulness, nostalgia, self-accusation, contrition, qualm, scruple, penitence, bitterness, disappointment, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, conscience, discomfort, annoyance, spiritual disturbance; see also care 2, repentance.Antonyms
comfort*, satisfaction*, ease. * Grief
sorrow, pain, anxiety; see grief 1. See syn. study at repentance.
regret
v.
To be sorry for
mourn, bewail, lament, cry over, rue, grieve, repent, repine, have compunctions about, feel remorse for, look back upon, feel conscience-stricken, bemoan, moan, have a bad conscience, have qualms about, weep over, be disturbed over, feel uneasy about, rue the day, laugh out of the other side of one's mouth*, kick oneself*, bite one's tongue*, cry over spilt milk*. To disapprove of
deplore, be opposed to, deprecate; see censure, disapprove 1, dislike.
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