Regret
verb
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feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity)
Similar:
be sorry about, feel contrite about, feel apologetic about, feel remorse about/for, be remorseful about, rue, repent (of), feel repentant about, be regretful at/about, have a conscience about, blame oneself for, mourn, grieve for/over, feel grief at, weep over, sigh over, fret about, pine over, feel sad about, lament, feel sorrow at, sorrow for, be upset/disappointed about
Opposite: applaud, welcome
noun
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a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.
Similar:
remorse, sorrow, contrition, contriteness, repentance, penitence, pangs of conscience, guilt, compunction, remorsefulness, ruefulness,
shame, self-reproach, self-accusation, self-condemnation, being sorry, sadness, disappointment, dismay, unhappiness, dejection, lamentation,
grief, mourning, mournfulness
Opposite: satisfaction, happiness, gladness
Scripture Study for Regret
Look bellow for Bible references about regret:
2 Corinthians 7:10:
"For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death."
1 Samuel 15:11:
"I regret that I made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions."
Acts 3:19:
"Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord."
Philippians 3:13:
"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward."
Psalm 51:17:
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."
1 Joh 1:9:
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
1 Peter 5:8
"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
2 Peter 2:9
" Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,[a] and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment."