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Meaning of regret

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  regret
      n 1: sadness associated with some wrong done or some
           disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote
           a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost
           him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {regret}, {rue},
           {ruefulness}]
      v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn:
           {repent}, {regret}, {rue}]
      2: feel sad about the loss or absence of
      3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the
         party"
      4: express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain
         admission to Harvard"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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