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regret in Persian

افسوس خوردن afsus xordan

/ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/

regret in Persian: افسوس خوردن (afsus xordan), افسوسیدن (afsusidan), پشیمان شدن (pašimân šodan), افسوس (afsus). In English, regret means to feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

Persian words for regret

feel sorry about some past thing
افسوس خوردن afsus xordan, افسوسیدن afsusidan, پشیمان شدن pašimân šodan
instance of such an emotion
افسوس afsus

English meaning of regret

  1. verb To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
  2. verb To feel sorry about (any thing).
  3. verb To miss; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
  4. noun Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.

Full definition of regret

regret in a sentence

  • He regretted his words.
  • I don't regret enrolling in law, but I regret not studying some Chinese.
  • I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.

Synonyms of regret

All synonyms of regret

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Questions about regret in Persian

What is the meaning of regret in Persian?
Regret in Persian is افسوس خوردن (afsus xordan), افسوسیدن (afsusidan), پشیمان شدن (pašimân šodan), افسوس (afsus).
معنی regret چیست؟
Regret: افسوس خوردن (afsus xordan), افسوسیدن (afsusidan), پشیمان شدن (pašimân šodan), افسوس (afsus).
What does regret mean in English?
Regret means to feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

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