wish
verb (FEEL SORRY) /wɪʃ/Definition
B1 [I + (that)] used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment: I wish (that) I was/were a bit taller. I wish (that) you were coming with me, Peter.Sadness and regret B1 [I + (that)] used with the past perfect to express that you feel sorry or sad about a particular action in the past: I wish (that) I hadn't eaten so much. I bet she wishes (that) she'd never got involved in the whole affair.Sadness and regret
(Definition of wish verb (FEEL SORRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- bring a lump to your throat idiom
- compunction noun
- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt trip noun
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- melancholy noun
- mourning noun
- self-pity noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
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Sadness and regret
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