rue
Wish you hadn't
Rue means to feel regret or sorrow over something, typically a past action or decision: She'll rue the day she crossed me.
The phrase rue the day is particularly common, often as a warning or dramatic pronouncement.
As a noun, rue is bitter regret: full of rue.
Separately, rue is also a bitter-tasting shrub with yellow flowers, once used medicinally.
Guilt for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
lament · guilt · shame · atonement · compunction · self-reproach · chagrin · pangs
Pleasantly strong-smelling
- culinaryRelated to cooking
- gardenCultivated plant area
- flavoringSubstance adding taste
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
pungent · medicinal · garnish · seasoning · perennial · yellow flowers · blue-green · feathery
Paved surface for traffic
- laneDesignated travel strip
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- passageSegment of text
- narrowOf small width
cobblestone · Parisian · urban · winding · quartier · promenade · avenue · pedestrian
Agent preventing muscle cramps
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- extractConcentrated derived substance
poultice · salve · tonic · flavonoids · alkaloids · abortifacient · folk remedy · eyewash
Growing compatible plants together
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- insecticidalAble to slay bugs
- catsSmall domesticated felines
fleas · beetles · aphids · garden border · protective · natural · organic · aromatic oils
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
sorrow · lament · guilt · shame · atonement · compunction · self-reproach · chagrin · pangs · confession
aromatic
Pleasantly strong-smelling
bitter · pungent · medicinal · garnish · seasoning · perennial · yellow flowers · blue-green · feathery · fringed
roadway
Paved surface for traffic
narrow · cobblestone · Parisian · urban · winding · quartier · promenade · avenue · pedestrian · old town
antispasmodic
Agent preventing muscle cramps
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
extract · poultice · salve · tonic · flavonoids · alkaloids · abortifacient · folk remedy · eyewash · digestive
companion planting
Growing compatible plants together
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- insecticidalAble to slay bugs
cats · fleas · beetles · aphids · garden border · protective · natural · organic · aromatic oils
- feminine nounsrosa, casa, mesa, tierra, agua
- French vocabularybonjour, merci, oui, non, au revoir
- Bible plantsacacia, almond, almond blossom, almond tree, aloe
- Bitter Plantsbitter melon, bitter orange, wormwood, gentian, hops
- folk herbsagrimony, betony, borage, burdock, comfrey
- host plantsmilkweed, nettle, nettles, passionflower, pipevine
ruerelish
Keen pleasurable appreciation
cherish · savor · treasure · savour · delight in
rueimpenitence
Lack of contrition
remorselessness · unrepentance · defiance · pride · shamelessness
- rue the dayFeel deep future remorse
- rueful smile
- Rue MorgueCorpse-themed Paris lane