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She felt regret after speaking too quickly.
What does Regret mean?
Regret is feeling sorry about something.
Dictionary definition
Sadness about a choice, action, or missed chance.
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Regret in a sentence
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The character's regret helped him make a better choice later.
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Regret can become part of a story's lesson when a character learns from mistakes.
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What does regret mean?
Regret means feeling sorry about something.
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Which word is closest in meaning to regret?
Remorse is close to regret in this main meaning.
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Choose the best word to complete the sentence: She felt ____ after speaking too quickly.
Regret best completes the sentence.
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WordRegret.
Partnoun.
MeaningRegret is feeling sorry about something.
ExampleExample: She felt regret after speaking too quickly.
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- Syllables
- ri · gret
- Strongest beat
- gret
- Ending
- gret
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on gret.
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satisfactionUse as a meaningful contrast in this word's main sense.
prideUse as a meaningful contrast in this word's main sense.
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Regret word family
Base word
regret
noun
regrets
More than one regret.
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