Meaning & use
rues
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Feels deep regret or sorrow for something one has done, especially a mistake.
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He still rues the day he turned down that job offer.
She rues her hasty decision to sell the family home.
A note on using this word
Third-person singular form of 'rue,' a somewhat formal or literary verb often paired with 'the day.'
Words with a similar meaning
regretslamentsrepents
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Words with an opposite meaning
cherishes
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