Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. Synonyms:regret, rue, sorrow."He wrote a note expressing his regret" , "To his rue, the error cost him the game"
... The overture and the second entr'acte would have been redemanded at a concert, but of course the play was the thing. Such a success, Stretton! Such a furore! She is a little goddess, a queen. You should see her and hear her! Ah me!'—with a comic ruefulness—'Holt should ... — Cruel Barbara Allen - From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) • David Christie Murray
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