buyer's remorse

American  

[bahy-erz ri-mawrs] / ˈbaɪ ərz rɪˈmɔrs /

Also buyer remorse

noun

1. a sense of regret or uneasiness after having purchased a house, car, or other major item, especially when the acquisition involves an ongoing financial burden.

   We love our vacation property, but it took two years to get over our buyer’s remorse.

2. a sense of regret after having committed to an endorsement, policy, plan of action, etc..

   Congressional leaders expressed buyer’s remorse after overriding the president’s veto.

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Etymology

Origin of buyer's remorse

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Ah, the dreaded buyer’s remorse, which in this case means booking a cruise during the Black Friday period only to find out there’s a price drop or a better deal later.

From MarketWatch

Companies that had spent big, to say the least, on Nvidia semiconductors could have buyer’s remorse if it becomes clear that less expensive chips can perform equally well.

From Barron's

“I’m seeing a lot of buyer’s remorse,” Chavez said in a blog post on Redfin.

From MarketWatch

These buyouts represent a growing trend in college football: Schools give out big contracts to their football coaches in an effort to lure recruits and stay competitive, only to suffer buyer’s remorse when those coaches underperform or leave before their contracts are finished.

From MarketWatch

Military juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, according to a senior U.S. military official, are now experiencing “buyer’s remorse” after ousting U.S. and French troops over the past three years and, to varying degrees, accepting Moscow’s help fighting al Qaeda and Islamic State insurgents.

From The Wall Street Journal