regret
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
he drank to drown his sorrows
Types & categories
- sadness hypernym
- contrition hyponym
- self-reproach hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Types & categories
- feel hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
feel sad about the loss or absence of
Types & categories
- miss hypernym
Related & opposite
- regret derivation
Sense 4 verb
decline formally or politely
I regret I can't come to the party
Types & categories
- refuse hypernym
Related & opposite
- regret verb group
Sense 5 verb
express with regret
I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rue |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sorrow |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrite |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sadness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-reproach |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | penance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | penitent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | feel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | miss |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | regret |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | refuse |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | regret |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | regret |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fear |