Remorse vs. Regret

Remorsenoun

A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

Remorsenoun

(obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.

Remorsenoun

The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.

Remorsenoun

Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.

Remorsenoun

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Remorsenoun

deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

Remorse

Remorse is a distressing emotion experienced by an individual who regrets actions which they have done in the past that they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or wrong. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment.

Regretverb

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

Regretverb

(more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).

Regretnoun

Emotional pain 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.

Regretnoun

(obsolete) Dislike; aversion.

Regretnoun

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.

Regretnoun

Dislike; aversion.

Regretverb

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.

Regretnoun

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;

Regretverb

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Regretverb

feel sad about the loss or absence of

Regretverb

decline formally or politely;

Regretverb

be sorry;

Regretverb

feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do)

Regretverb

used in polite formulas to express apology for or sadness over something undesirable

Regretverb

feel sorrow for the loss or absence of (something pleasant)

Regretnoun

a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do

Regretnoun

used in polite formulas to express apology for or sadness at an occurrence or an inability to accept an invitation

Regret

Regret is the emotion of wishing one had made a different decision in the past, because the consequences of the decision were unfavorable. Regret is related to perceived opportunity.