as in regrets
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home
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regrets
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Perhaps Sylvie now regrets her time in Moscow, even the tenor of her politics.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
There’s a lot Jessi Draper regrets.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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“Repents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repents. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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