Definition
Felt sad or sorry about something you did in the past or a decision you made.
Etymology
From Old French 'regreter' meaning to grieve or lament. The 're-' prefix intensifies the emotion, and the word emerged in the 1300s with meanings tied to mourning and disappointment.
Kelly Says
Research shows people regret inactions more than actions—we regret the job we didn't apply for more than the one we took and hated, because imagination about 'what could have been' is more painful than dealing with real consequences.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስመልክ (asmelik)
a-sme-lik
ARالعربية
أسف (asif)
a-sif
BNবাংলা
ক্ষমাপূর্ণ (kṣmāpūrṇa)
kṣmā-pūrṇa
CACatalà
lamentável
la-men-ta-vel
CSČeština
poškozený
po-s-ko-zen-y
DADansk
beklagelig
be-klage-lig
DEDeutsch
bedauert
be-dau-ert
ELΕλληνικά
μετανιωμένος (methaniomenos)
me-tha-nio-menos
ESEspañol
lamentado
la-men-ta-do
FAفارسی
پشیمان (pasheeman)
pa-shee-man
FISuomi
harmittava
har-mit-ta-va
FRFrançais
regretté
re-gret-te
GUGU
દુઃખદ (dukhda)
du-kh-da
HEעברית
נאחז (na-achz)
na-achz
HIहिन्दी
पछतावा (pachatava)
pa-chat-a-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
disayangkan
di-sa-yan-gan
IGIG
ike gburu
i-ke g-bu-ru
ITItaliano
pentito
pen-ti-to
KMKM
អន់ស្រាល (on sraal)
on sraal
KO한국어
후회한 (후회한)
hu-woe-han
MRMR
अवघड (avghd)
a-vgh-d
MSBahasa Melayu
disayangkan
di-sa-yan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင့် (kyin)
kyin
NLNederlands
geregretteerd
ge-re-gret-te-erd
NONorsk
beklagelig
be-klage-lig
PLPolski
żałowany
zha-lo-wa-ny
PTPortuguês
lamentado
la-men-ta-do
RORomână
regretat
re-gret-at
RUРусский
жалею (zhalayu)
zhal-a-yu
SVSvenska
beklaglig
be-klag-lig
SWKiswahili
huzuni
hu-zu-ni
TAதமிழ்
வருத்தம் (varuṭam)
va-ru-ṭam
TEతెలుగు
చింతకరం (chintakaraṁ)
chi-n-ta-ka-raṁ
THไทย
เสียดาย (si-at-ai)
si-at-ai
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
üzüntü
u-zu-n-tü
UKУкраїнська
пошкоджено (poshodzheno)
po-sho-d-zhen-o
URاردو
مُلِی (muli)
mu-li
VITiếng Việt
tiếc nuối
tee-s ti-k n-oi
YOYO
gba gbogbo
gba g-bo-gbo