The Clue
Rue (6 letter answer)
The Answer
REGRET
Tags
Notes
The answer REGRET is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
Related Clues
Compunction
Lament
Misgiving
Be compunctious
Be sorry for
Have misgivings
Penitent's feeling
Wish undone
Derby winner: 1915
Emulate Miss Otis
Kick oneself over
Never forgive oneself
Product of hindsight, sometimes
Rejection-slip word
"What if" feeling
"To ___ deeply is to live afresh": Thoreau
Derby-winning filly: 1915
First filly to win the Kentucky Derby
Definition
REGRET as a noun:
1. (sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness) = sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
REGRET as a verb:
1. (repent, regret, rue) = feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
2. feel sad about the loss or absence of
3. decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
4. be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"