Meaning & use

rue

verb·Advanced

To feel deep regret or sorrow over something one has done.

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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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