Definitions
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Word origin
From Middle English rewe, reowe, from Old English hrēow (“sorrow, regret, penitence, repentance, penance”), from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu (“pain, sadness, regret, repentance”). Cognates include German reuen (“to regret, to repent”) and Dutch rouwen (“to mourn, to grieve”).
Used in a sentence
“When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, / "The heart out of the bosom was never given in vain; / 'Tis paid with sighs aplenty and sold for endless rue." / And I am two-and-twenty, and oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.”
“to rue the day”
“I rued the day I crossed paths with her.”
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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Regret deeply”3 letters
02“Herb with bitter leaves”3 letters
03“Regret”3 letters
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