as in laments
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you
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Recent Examples of regrets
Meanwhile, Jim regrets agreeing to a snowball fight with Dwight.
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Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Looking back, Ruano regrets not seeing the withholding case through.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Despite moving more than 50 cars a month, Manos regrets selling some vehicles, especially those that would later appreciate.
—Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
Buffalo surely regrets that now seeing how well McConkey has played with the Los Angeles Chargers.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
The Big Sky acknowledges and regrets this error in officiating, and as a result has suspended multiple officials who worked this contest.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Conduent takes this matter seriously and regrets any inconvenience this incident may have caused.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
All of which is to say that alcohol, that timeless ferment fomenting next day regrets since the dawn of civilization, now has competition.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The Washington Examiner regrets the error.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrets
laments
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Post laments that general dining etiquette is not something that’s taught widely in the US.—
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Country musician Zac Brown pulls up to the beach on a motorboat in one scene, while contestant Christian Hubicki laments at another point that his fate in the game may be decided by Jimmy Fallon, a nod to the late-night host having possibly devised an advantage.—
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“Regrets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrets. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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