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
Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024
American Tabitha Knight is visiting her French grandfather in Paris, who lives across the rue from Julia Child, her husband, Paul, and sister Dort.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Although today’s critics rue our inability to get through long novels, such books were once widely regarded as the intellectual equivalent of junk food.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The goat’s rue is thought to stimulate the production of mammary tissue.
—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024
American Tabitha Knight is visiting her French grandfather in Paris, who lives across the rue from Julia Child, her husband, Paul, and sister Dort.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Verb
In a contest decided by a possession, Maryland will rue failing to convert 9 of 30 free throw attempts.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Although today’s critics rue our inability to get through long novels, such books were once widely regarded as the intellectual equivalent of junk food.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rue
Noun
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Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish continues, exemplify this duality, engaging openly with universal human issues like ambition, mortality, regret, and reconciliation. Music, central to both conductors' lives, plays a significant role in Last Call.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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In Regretting You, a shocking car wreck takes the lives of two family members, unlocking a series of secrets, lies and regrets.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Go hard against the legal system, sure, but show remorse for the injured party.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Vietor, worried about guilt by association, turned it down.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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That guilt will weigh on my heart for the rest of my life.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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My enemies, including Dalen, The self-checkout-monitor guy, Laugh me to shame.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s a shame, because egg farming is particularly cruel to animals.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Rue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rue. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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