repented

past tense of repent
as in regretted
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home

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Recent Examples of repented But Mladic himself and his admirers among the Serbs have never repented. ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Purgatory, the middle realm, is a place where sinners who have repented—even right before dying, even if only in their thoughts—are sent to be cleansed before ascending to Paradise. Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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regretted
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  • After opening up about his gender identity and sexuality to another youth at a group home in rural Oregon, Rin quickly regretted it, feeling ostracized from the other youth by his caregivers and misunderstood.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In a statement on Wednesday, a Variety spokesperson said Donnelly regretted the confrontation.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Repented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repented. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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