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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rue
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The Knicks likely don't have any regrets about that now.
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The former president also expressed some regrets — such as the increase in political polarization during his two terms.
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Voters have expressed remorse In the years since Brexit, Britain’s political landscape has fractured, with declining support for the two long-dominant parties, Conservatives and Labour.
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In an interview with NBC4, the neighbor who called police expressed remorse for making the call.
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Rather than adjudicating guilt, the filmmakers opted to leave the question of truth open to viewers.
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But moral injury, formidable as the idea is, doesn’t apply to Odysseus, who suffers from neither shame nor guilt.
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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 26 Jun. 2026.
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