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regret

 
 
/rɪˈgret/ noun [C, U]

Translation

a feeling of sadness about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done
pişmanlık, kişinin yaptığından dolayı duyduğu üzüntü
We married very young but we've been really happy and I've no regrets. It is with great regret that I announce Steve Adam's resignation.986
regretful adjective expressing regret
pişman, pişman olmuş, üzüntülü
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regretfully adverb
pişmanlıkla
(Definition of regret noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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