regret

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment (Freq. 5)
- he drank to drown his sorrows
- he wrote a note expressing his regret
- to his rue, the error cost him the game
• Syn:
sorrow, rue, ruefulness
• Derivationally related forms:
rueful (for: ruefulness), rue (for: rue), sorrow (for: sorrow)
• Hypernyms:
sadness, unhappiness
• Hyponyms:
attrition, contrition, contriteness, compunction, remorse, self-reproach

II - verb

1. feel remorse for;
feel sorry for;
be contrite about (Freq. 8)
• Syn:
repent, rue
• Derivationally related forms:
rue (for: rue), repentant (for: repent), repentance (for: repent)
• Hypernyms:
feel, experience
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- They regret to move
2. feel sad about the loss or absence of (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
miss
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. decline formally or politely (Freq. 1)
- I regret I can't come to the party
• Hypernyms:
refuse, decline
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
4. express with regret (Freq. 1)
- I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard
• Hypernyms:
inform
• Hyponyms:
fear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sorrow, rue, ruefulness, repent