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
Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
The hotel, now three years old, is certainly where all rues lead to during the Paris shows.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Scott D. Anthony, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Larson also addressed the near-misses and rued the chance to get a better result than 12th.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Also included in the mix were several different medicinal and psychotropic substances, including Syrian rue, blue water lily and cleome species, Tanasi said.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
The hotel, now three years old, is certainly where all rues lead to during the Paris shows.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
Perhaps the Catholic Church ultimately rued its decision to help spur an innovation that spurred the decline of its dominance.
—Scott D. Anthony, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Larson also addressed the near-misses and rued the chance to get a better result than 12th.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rue
Noun
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her regret over Tesla CEO Elon Musk being snubbed four years ago by then-President Joe Biden.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The ballad reflects on a chance meeting with an ex after a breakup and serves as a rare apology from the singer, expressing regret for a relationship that ended too soon.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The thought of this act of petty vengefulness, and others like it, were later on to fill me with remorse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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A day later, Grande left a comment on the post, expressing her remorse for the interaction.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An Alford plea is one in which a defendant admits no guilt, but concedes that prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Variety spoke with Frankel about Grasso and Tom’s final confrontation, whether the detective was using Lizzie in earlier episodes, and the Catholic guilt riddled throughout the series.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What a shame Dennis Gimball won’t be alive to run on it.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Which is a shame, as Denver had veteran hands on-side.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Rue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rue. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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