后悔 — meaning in English

English meaning

• regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
• rue verb To bitterly regret something, especially a decision or action.
• yearn verb To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.

Senses

后悔 is used for these senses in English:

• regret 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.
• rue (transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
• yearn (intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

regret — full definition

1. verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
2. noun A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something in the past.
3. noun A polite refusal, especially a note declining an invitation.

rue — full definition

1. verb To bitterly regret something, especially a decision or action.
2. noun An old-fashioned bitter-tasting herb once used in traditional medicine.

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