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regret

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  1. sorrow                
 
1. re.gret \ri-'gret\ \-'gret-*-b*l\ \-ble-\ vb or re.gret.ted;  or 
   re.gret.ting [ME regretten, fr. MF regreter, fr. OF, fr. re- + -greter)X 
   (of Scand origin; akin to ON gra-ta to weep) - more at GREET 1a: to mourn 
   the loss or death of  1b: to miss poignantly  2: to be keenly sorry for  : 
   to experience regret  - re.gret.ta.ble aj
2. regret \-'gret-f*l\ \-f*-le-\ n 1: sorrow aroused by circumstances 
   beyond one's power to remedy  2a: an expression of sorrow, disappointment, 
   or other distressing emotion  pl  2b: a note politely declining an 
   invitation  - re.gret.ful aj