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• n  a polite refusal of an invitation
• n  sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
• v  feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
• v  feel sad about the loss or absence of
• v  decline formally or politely
• v  express with regret

• Adolf Hitler was so busy in Russia last week that he sent his regrets to the Munich celebration of the Nazi Party's 22nd anniversary.

• declination
• sorrow
• regret
• rue
• ruefulness
• repent

News & Articles

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• Ed Romero takes the reins of Tri-City Valleycats
  TROY — Ed Romero holds no regrets. The new manager of the Tri-City VallleyCats is at peace with his baseball career.
  June 16, 2013 - Community News
• Teacher "regrets beyond words" suspected drinking incident
  The husband of the local teacher accused of drinking on the job says his wife regrets what happened.
  June 13, 2013 - WXOW 19 La Crosse
• No Regrets compete in Silver City Community 3-on-3 tourney
  No Regrets basketball had five teams participate in the Silver City Community 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament this past weekend. The event was to benefit the Children's Miracle Network.
  June 12, 2013 - Silver City Sun-News

Quotes

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• Frédéric Mitterrand in BBC News
  Frederic Mitterrand said he "strongly regrets that a new ordeal is being inflicted on someone who has already experienced so many of them".
• Barack Obama in Boston Herald
  None of us are absent some regrets, senator,said President Obama at the funeral. "That's why we enjoy and seek the grace of God."
• Bob Knight in Dallas Morning News
  Regrets? Sure, just like the song,Knight said. "I have regrets. I wish I could not necessarily have done things different, I wish I could have done things better."