/ ruː; NAmE / verb
( rue·ing or ruing , rued , rued ) [ vn ] ( old-fashioned or formal ) to feel bad about sth that happened or sth that you did because it had bad results
SYN regret :
He rued the day they had bought such a large house.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hrēow repentance , hrēowan affect with contrition , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rouw mourning and German Reue remorse.