Regret
verb
To feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do.
I later regretted my words.
Often appears as...
- regret decision
- regret action
noun
A feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made.
He expressed deep regret at the loss.
Often appears as...
- express regret
- have regret
verb
To wish that you have not done something.
I regret speaking so freely.
Often appears as...
- regret doing something
- regret to say
verb
To feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do.
I later regretted my words.
Often appears as...
- regret decision
- regret action
noun
A feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made.
He expressed deep regret at the loss.
Often appears as...
- express regret
- have regret
verb
To wish that you have not done something.
I regret speaking so freely.
Often appears as...
- regret doing something
- regret to say
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Past Actions
Used when reflecting on actions you've done that you wish you hadn't.
I regret yelling at you yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/3Missed Opportunities
Use it to talk about lost chances or things you didn't do but wish you had.
I regret not learning to play the piano.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasize Feelings
Often used to emphasize personal responsibility and guilt about the past.
He regretted his harsh words bitterly.
Pro Tip 1/3Past Actions
Used when reflecting on actions you've done that you wish you hadn't.
I regret yelling at you yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/3Missed Opportunities
Use it to talk about lost chances or things you didn't do but wish you had.
I regret not learning to play the piano.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasize Feelings
Often used to emphasize personal responsibility and guilt about the past.
He regretted his harsh words bitterly.
Pro Tip 1/3Past Actions
Used when reflecting on actions you've done that you wish you hadn't.
I regret yelling at you yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/3Missed Opportunities
Use it to talk about lost chances or things you didn't do but wish you had.
I regret not learning to play the piano.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasize Feelings
Often used to emphasize personal responsibility and guilt about the past.
He regretted his harsh words bitterly.
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The surprising habits of...
is that they're even more afraid of failing to try. They know you can fail by starting a business that goes bankrupt or by failing to start a business at all. They know that in the long run, our biggest regrets are not our actions but our inactions. The things we wish we could redo, if you look at the science, are the chances not taken.
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What Does It Take To Be...
don't regret it because I'm I'm still functioning and you learn from it the moments when you get the shot everything conspires to make it work they're very rare but they're worth waiting for when that moment finally arrives and the light turns on the behavior happens the iceberg flows faster the right angle it
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The poet who painted...
Those rearing clouds begin to neigh a whole universe of auricular cities. Listen if it rains while regret and disdain weep to an ancient music. Listen to the bonds fall off which hold you above and below." Each calligram is intended to allow readers to unchain themselves from the regular experience of poetry,
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The myth of Prometheus -...
Prometheus was to be chained to a cliff for eternity. Each day, he would be visited by a vulture who would tear out his liver and each night his liver would grow back to be attacked again in the morning. Although Prometheus remained in perpetual agony, he never expressed regret at his act of rebellion.
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Kathryn Schulz: Don't...
which is that lamenting things that occurred in the past is an absolute waste of time, that we should always look forward and not backward, and that one of the noblest and best things we can do is strive to live a life free of regrets. This idea is nicely captured by this
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How does the Nobel Peace...
These prizes illustrated his lifelong commitment to sciences and his passion for literature. But what about peace? Because Nobel's name was tied to inventions used in the war industry, many have assumed that he created the peace prize out of regret.
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A message of peace, hope...
asking here you got involved in this fad gosh a couple decades ago about Salman Rushdie and you were reported as having supporting the fatwa against him I mean do you regret how that played out I regret the question
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
do you regret sparking the sort of storm of excitement overdose and you know where it's gone or i mean i think deutsche is fun and you know i've always said don't bet the form of dogecoin uh fyi yeah
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A Fun, Animated History...
must be right i cannot and i will not regret what i have said i cannot act against my conscience luther says not many in the audience have heard the
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The price of shame PIPE...
Of course, life is full of surprises. Not a day goes by that I'm not reminded of my mistake, and I regret that mistake deeply.
Video examples
The surprising habits of...
is that they're even more afraid of failing to try. They know you can fail by starting a business that goes bankrupt or by failing to start a business at all. They know that in the long run, our biggest regrets are not our actions but our inactions. The things we wish we could redo, if you look at the science, are the chances not taken.
Video examples
What Does It Take To Be...
don't regret it because I'm I'm still functioning and you learn from it the moments when you get the shot everything conspires to make it work they're very rare but they're worth waiting for when that moment finally arrives and the light turns on the behavior happens the iceberg flows faster the right angle it
Video examples
The poet who painted...
Those rearing clouds begin to neigh a whole universe of auricular cities. Listen if it rains while regret and disdain weep to an ancient music. Listen to the bonds fall off which hold you above and below." Each calligram is intended to allow readers to unchain themselves from the regular experience of poetry,
Video examples
The myth of Prometheus -...
Prometheus was to be chained to a cliff for eternity. Each day, he would be visited by a vulture who would tear out his liver and each night his liver would grow back to be attacked again in the morning. Although Prometheus remained in perpetual agony, he never expressed regret at his act of rebellion.
Video examples
Kathryn Schulz: Don't...
which is that lamenting things that occurred in the past is an absolute waste of time, that we should always look forward and not backward, and that one of the noblest and best things we can do is strive to live a life free of regrets. This idea is nicely captured by this
Video examples
How does the Nobel Peace...
These prizes illustrated his lifelong commitment to sciences and his passion for literature. But what about peace? Because Nobel's name was tied to inventions used in the war industry, many have assumed that he created the peace prize out of regret.
Video examples
A message of peace, hope...
asking here you got involved in this fad gosh a couple decades ago about Salman Rushdie and you were reported as having supporting the fatwa against him I mean do you regret how that played out I regret the question
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
do you regret sparking the sort of storm of excitement overdose and you know where it's gone or i mean i think deutsche is fun and you know i've always said don't bet the form of dogecoin uh fyi yeah
Video examples
A Fun, Animated History...
must be right i cannot and i will not regret what i have said i cannot act against my conscience luther says not many in the audience have heard the
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The price of shame PIPE...
Of course, life is full of surprises. Not a day goes by that I'm not reminded of my mistake, and I regret that mistake deeply.
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Betty White
American Actress
I had to make a major decision with myself because I just don't think you can do both: try to have a baby career and raise it and have a baby baby and raise it. And to try to do justice to either one. It was a very conscious decision on my part not to have children - which I have never regretted.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I don't regret what I've been through. I've had ups and downs, super highs and some really low lows. I've been so blessed that I could never say, 'I wish this didn't happen.' It's part of who I am. There's nothing in my life that's so ugh.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
I think, from every actor I've ever spoken to, they say the biggest thing they regret from life is not finishing school.
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Andrew Jackson
American President
I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.
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Woody Allen
American Director
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
I have no regrets in my life whatsoever.
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Betty White
American Actress
I had to make a major decision with myself because I just don't think you can do both: try to have a baby career and raise it and have a baby baby and raise it. And to try to do justice to either one. It was a very conscious decision on my part not to have children - which I have never regretted.
Quote examples
Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I don't regret what I've been through. I've had ups and downs, super highs and some really low lows. I've been so blessed that I could never say, 'I wish this didn't happen.' It's part of who I am. There's nothing in my life that's so ugh.
Quote examples
C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
Quote examples
Tom Holland
English Actor
I think, from every actor I've ever spoken to, they say the biggest thing they regret from life is not finishing school.
Quote examples
Andrew Jackson
American President
I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.
Quote examples
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.
Quote examples
Woody Allen
American Director
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
I have no regrets in my life whatsoever.
Example 1 of 10
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