regret
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Synonyms: egret, refret, reglet, regreet, reget, regrew
Antonyms: egret, refret, reglet, regreet, reget, regrew
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Verb
- To [[feel]] [[sorry]] about (a thing that has or has not happened), [[afterthink]]: to [[wish]] that a thing had [[not]] [[happen]]ed, that something else had happened instead.
- {{lb|en|more generally}} To feel sorry about (any thing).
- {{lb|en|archaic|transitive}} To [[miss]]; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
Noun
- Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} Dislike; aversion.
- {{lb|en|decision theory}} The amount of avoidable loss that results from choosing the wrong action.
- One who was invited to an event who was unable to attend, but notified the organizer of this beforehand; a [[nonattendee]].
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