noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
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he drank to drown his sorrows
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he wrote a note expressing his regret
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to his rue, the error cost him the game
• Derivationally related forms: ↑rueful, ↑rue (for: ↑rue), ↑regret (for: ↑regret), ↑sorrow (for: ↑sorrow)
• Hypernyms: ↑sadness, ↑unhappiness
• Hyponyms: ↑attrition, ↑contrition, ↑contriteness, ↑compunction, ↑remorse, ↑self-reproach
Useful english dictionary. 2012.