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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pashchāttāp
"उसे अपने दोस्त की शादी में न जाने का गहरा पश्चात्ताप है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling of sadness or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.
"He felt a deep regret for not attending his friend's wedding."
- 1
To feel sad or disappointed about something that has happened or been done.
"She regrets not taking the opportunity when it was offered."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'regret' originates from the Latin 'regretare', meaning 'to weep again', which evolved through Old French 'regreter', meaning 'to lament'. Over time, it has come to signify a feeling of sorrow or remorse for something that has happened or been done.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Regret" is said worldwide
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Regret
Transliteration: rəɡʁɛ
"Il ressent un profond regret de ne pas avoir assisté au mariage de son ami."
Bedauern
Transliteration: bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn
"Er empfindet tiefes Bedauern, dass er nicht zur Hochzeit seines Freundes gegangen ist."
Rimpianto
Transliteration: rimˈpjanto
"Sente un grande rimpianto per non aver partecipato al matrimonio del suo amico."
Arrepentimiento
Transliteration: a.re.pen.tiˈmien.to
"Siente un profundo arrepentimiento por no haber asistido a la boda de su amigo."
Arrependimento
Transliteration: aʁe.pẽ.dʒiˈmẽ.tu
"Ele sente um profundo arrependimento por não ter ido ao casamento do amigo."
पश्चात्ताप
Transliteration: pashchāttāp
"उसे अपने दोस्त की शादी में न जाने का गहरा पश्चात्ताप है।"
遗憾
Transliteration: yí hàn
"他对没有参加朋友的婚礼感到深深的遗憾。"
후회
Transliteration: huhoe
"그는 친구의 결혼식에 가지 않은 것에 대해 깊은 후회를 느낍니다."
後悔
Transliteration: こうかい
"彼は友人の結婚式に行かなかったことを深く後悔しています。"
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