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| afraid |
feeling polite sorrow or regret. [1/3 definitions] |
| agonize |
to express as part of one's distress, frustration, or regret. [1/4 definitions] |
| alack |
used to indicate dismay, sadness, or regret. |
| alas |
used to express regret, sorrow, or grief. |
| apologetic |
expressing or wanting to express regret, as for an error or an offense. |
| apologize |
to express regret, as for an error or an offense. [1/2 definitions] |
| apology |
an expression of regret, as for an error or offense. [1/2 definitions] |
| be sorry |
to suffer the consequences; come to regret one's earlier action or decision. |
| compunction |
regret for doing something wrong or harmful; contrition. [1/2 definitions] |
| contrition |
regret for one's own wrongdoing, or for one's offenses against religious mandates. |
| deplore |
to show or have regret or sorrow about. [1/2 definitions] |
| envy |
to wish to have, or to regret not having (something that belongs to another). [1/4 definitions] |
| guilty |
characterized by or feeling guilt or regret. [1/2 definitions] |
| lament |
an expression of sorrow or regret. [3/5 definitions] |
| misgiving |
a feeling of regret, doubt, or apprehension. |
| mourn |
to feel or show great sorrow or regret over; deplore; bemoan. [1/5 definitions] |
| pang |
a sharp feeling of emotional hurt, regret, or longing. [1/2 definitions] |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. [2 definitions] |
| penitence |
the feeling or condition of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. [1/3 definitions] |
| pity |
that which is a cause for sorrow or regret. [1/3 definitions] |
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