Meaning & use
rue
To feel deep regret or sorrow over something one has done.
See it in a sentence
He would rue the day he ignored his mentor's advice about the contract.
She rued her decision to skip the interview the moment she heard about the job.
A note on using this word
Rue is more literary than 'regret' and often appears in the phrase 'live to rue' something.
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