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
Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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
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
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Lining grocery store shelves are supplements like omega fish oil, goat’s rue and others that sound more like the ingredients of a witch’s cauldron.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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
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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The experience, Lee has said, left him with lasting regrets.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Another actor might play a moment of regret after uttering this, but Metcalf, as directed by Joe Mantello, is all momentum, in conversation and otherwise.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now, those who relocated during the pandemic are having buyers-remorse; And those who planned to relocate this year are reconsidering.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their story is different now, but there was no ferocity, no attempt to entrench West Ham’s struggle without remorse.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Halbach's family members told PEOPLE that they are convinced of Avery's guilt, however.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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No parents want to inflict emotional harm on their children, which is why most people strenuously avoid even getting snippy with their parents in front of the kids—and the guilt when an argument does break out can be immense.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
30 Oct. 2025
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There is no place for intimidation or ego tripping disguised as ‘leadership,’ or for using titles and stages to instill fear and shame instead of empower.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no place for intimidation or ego tripping disguised as 'leadership' or for using titles and stages to instill fear and shame instead of empower.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Rue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rue. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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