Definition of regret
- v. - Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in
the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with
dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning
on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction.
- v. - Dislike; aversion.
- v. t. - To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with
a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the
happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret
lost opportunities or friends.