Complete Definition of "regret"

English
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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-regret.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�t

Verb
en-verb|regrett|ing

  1. To feel sorry about some past thing, wishing it had not happened, but something else instead.

Translations
trans-top|feel sorry about some past thing
Arabic: ARchar|ت�د� ع�� IPAchar|(tanáddama ��la)
Chinese: �� (hòuhu�)
Czech: t-|cs|litovat
Danish: angre, fortryde
Dutch: t|nl|betreuren, t+|nl|spijten, t|nl|berouwen
Finnish: katua, valittaa, pahoitella, olla paha|pahoillaan
French: t+|fr|regretter
German: bedauern
Greek: t-|el|με�ανι�ν�|sc=Grek
Hungarian: t-|hu|sajnál
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Italian: t-|it|rimpiangere, t-|it|rammaricarsi
Japanese: �念��� (��������, zannen ni omou)
Korean: ���� (huhoehada)
Portuguese: t+|pt|lamentar, t+|pt|sentir
Russian: �ожале�� (sožalét�)
Spanish: t-|es|lamentar
Swedish: beklaga, ångra
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Noun
en-noun

  1. The instance of such an emotion.

Translations
trans-top|instance of such an emotion
Czech: t-|cs|lítost|f
Dutch: t|nl|spijt|f, t|nl|berouw|n
Finnish: katumus, valittelu, pahoittelu
French: t+|fr|regret|m
German: t+|de|Reue|f
Greek: λ��η f
Italian: t-|it|rammarico|m
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Japanese: �� (k�kai)
Portuguese: t+|pt|pesar|m
Russian: �ожаление (sožalénije) n
Spanish: t-|es|pesar|m
Swedish: ånger c
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