regret
verb (used with object), re·gret·ted, re·gret·ting.
noun
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heartache, annoyance, apology, sorrow, repentance, bitterness, misgiving, contrition, grief, discomfort, heartbreak, remorse, disappointment, qualm, uneasiness, dissatisfaction, anguish, nostalgia, worry, concernExamples from the Web for regret
Contemporary Examples of regret
Scalise has called the talk, which he delivered in a hotel outside New Orleans, “a mistake I regret.”
And his understandable expressions of regret—now that his book is tanking—come as too little, too late.
It is based on this regret, actually, with respect to the attitude we have had toward them.
He would not relinquish presidential power and live to regret it, like his cousin.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDRJohn Avlon
September 9, 2014
Pitre is right, combat is about screw-ups, bad officers, apathetic contractors, regret, unfairness, and impossible missions.
Historical Examples of regret
Percival fancied there was a look almost of regret in the girl's eyes.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Then I regret to say that the boy, Robert Rushton, is unworthy of your friendship.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
I regret this, but did the best I could under the circumstances.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
If he carried her triumphantly off, doubtless his regret for that would eventually be as great.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
We regret that his tours are so rapid, and his journals so brief.