rues
Wishes hadn't happened
Rues is the third-person singular of rue, meaning to feel regret or sorrow over something: She rues the day she signed that contract.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing most often in the phrase rue the day.
Separately, rue is a bitter-leafed herb once used medicinally.
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
shame · compunction · pangs · lamentation · atonement · amends · apology · chagrin
Admission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- expiationRedress for offense
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
forgiveness · atonement · reparation · restitution · contrition · reform · humility · contrite
contrition
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
repentance · shame · compunction · pangs · lamentation · atonement · amends · apology · chagrin · heartache
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- expiationRedress for offense
redemption · forgiveness · atonement · reparation · restitution · contrition · reform · humility · contrite · sackcloth
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
forlorn · woeful · doleful · plaintive · heartache · sadness · gloom · despondency · morose · downcast
herb
Flavorful or medicinal plant
leaf · garden · perennial · medicinal · culinary · wildflower
- rue the dayFeel deep future remorse
- rueful smile
- Rue MorgueCorpse-themed Paris lane
rue, rueful, ruefully, ruefulness, rued