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regret
noun as in upset over past action
Strongest matches
anguish, annoyance, apology, bitterness, concern, contrition, disappointment, discomfort, dissatisfaction, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misgiving, nostalgia, qualm, remorse, repentance, sorrow, uneasiness, worry
Strong matches
affliction, apologies, care, compunction, conscience, demur, dole, lamentation, pang, penitence, ruefulness, scruple, self-accusation, self-condemnation, self-disgust, self-reproach, woe
Weak match
verb as in be upset about
Example Sentences
“While I regret postponing any shows, my health must come first,” he said.
She later said she regretted her choice of words.
She encourages her husband to join her in therapy along with, I very much regret to report, “The Baldwins” camera crew.
What matters more is the burden the living carry, the grief, the hurt, the guilt and regret — all that we’ve done, all that we hadn’t done.
"The remorse and regret of what happened will likely never leave him," she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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