Regret
Nouns
- regret, repining
- homesickness, nostalgia
- mal du pays
- lamentation etc. [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
- penitence etc. Penitence. bitterness
Verbs
- regret, deplore
- bewail etc. (lament) [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
- repine, cast a longing lingering look behind
- rue, rue the day
- repent etc. Penitence
- weigh on the mind, have a weight on the mind
- leave an aching void.
Adjectives
- regretting etc. v.
- regretful
- homesick. regretted etc. v.
- much to be regretted, regrettable
- lamentable etc. (bad) [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness.
Adverbs
- regrettably, unfortunately
- most unfortunately.
Int
- alas!
- what a pity!, hang it!
Phrases
- 'tis pity [Contr.], 'tis too true [Contr.]
- sigh'd and look'd and sigh'd again" [Dryden]
- I'm sorry."