buyer's remorse

Also buy·er re·morse

[bahy-erz ri-mawrs]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buyer's remorse¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“There’s no buyer’s remorse,” said Michael Payne, a sports marketer and former longtime IOC executive.

From Los Angeles Times

This buyer’s remorse is just beginning, and we need to provide an off-ramp for the increasingly uncertain.

From Salon

The polls show that independents who helped Trump win the election are getting buyer’s remorse, as his poll numbers are dropping to lows that Trump has never seen before.

From Salon

But he also said he hopes that other Americans, particularly those with "buyer's remorse," will see the actions occurring in Seattle and around the country as motivation to stand up and defend the nation's core principle of democracy.

From Salon

Whatever Ramona wanted in the car, she’s experiencing ontological buyer’s remorse in the now.

From Salon