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
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Just like Hamlet, one who bathes in melancholia, Juicy wears his rue with a difference.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
Jays fans will rue that near-miss for years.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Native Son Hunter Brown Got Away From Tigers The Tigers rue that Brown got away.
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John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Just like Hamlet, one who bathes in melancholia, Juicy wears his rue with a difference.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
Seems like a move Baltimore will rue.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
Jays fans will rue that near-miss for years.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a pricey travel year, travelers are adopting savvy strategies to enjoy high-end experiences with less financial regret.
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The independent channel exposes that mistake early enough to stop it from becoming a warehouse full of regret.
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The communication reportedly did not seek payment and included language expressing remorse, a detail experts say is unusual in genuine ransom demands.
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In an Instagram story, the woman credited with posting the video sharing the Post’s reporting expressed remorse over the situation.
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Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed the convictions, saying the trial was tainted by the county clerk Becky Hill’s inappropriate comments to jurors implying his guilt.
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Graf said that comment violated a rule prohibiting prosecutors from expressing their opinion about the guilt or innocence of a defendant.
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According to Ronan, many individuals arrive at treatment carrying significant emotional burdens that include shame, disappointment, trauma, and self-doubt.
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The conditions that drive transmission — silence, shame, and avoidance — remain largely unchanged.
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“Rue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rue. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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