as in regret
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
a soul filled with pain and rue
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan
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Recent Examples of rue
The Know, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Murphy plays this cataclysm with an all-too-genuine rue and fear.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
The hosts would live to rue their inability to convert those opportunities however, appearing powerless to stop Kenan Yildiz as Thuram found the no.10 just inside the box.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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American Tabitha Knight is visiting her French grandfather in Paris, who lives across the rue from Julia Child, her husband, Paul, and sister Dort.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Murphy plays this cataclysm with an all-too-genuine rue and fear.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
Verb
Watkins’ second miss, this time, was the moment Villa rued.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
The hosts would live to rue their inability to convert those opportunities however, appearing powerless to stop Kenan Yildiz as Thuram found the no.10 just inside the box.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Related Video Romeo and Juliet Stars Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor Talk Favorite Love Interests and Gladiator vs. Wicked in Off the Cuff But look, regrets aren’t always useful.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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In a statement released on its official website FAQ section, ZOE expressed regret over the situation, emphasizing its commitment to safety and quality.Emma Marsden, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Other men have expressed no such remorse, instead treating the girls like trading cards and bragging about their access to them, The Times found by monitoring Telegram channels and other communications.Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Reeves apologized during his sentencing hearing, saying he was consumed by remorse.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
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The enduring guilt from this defacement was what had sparked his lifelong devotion to the ruins’ conservation.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ellen both hates and enjoys these dreams, and thus, is riddled with guilt and self-hatred.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Knowing you all are there, anonymous, in the seedy place together, can quickly endear you to other users with expediency and a total absence of shame.Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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Scrabble is Phillips’s obsession, a not-necessarily-healthy replacement for alcohol addiction, a compulsion that holds a hint of shame.Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Rue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rue. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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