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rued Definition


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rue1
verb
    rued, ruing, rueing
    1. To regret; to wish that something had not been or had not happened.
      Thesaurus: regret, deplore, mourn, lament, bemoan, bewail, repent; Antonym: rejoice.
Derivative: rueful
    Feeling or showing sorrow or regret.
      Thesaurus: sorry, conscience-stricken, remorseful, grievous, regretful, contrite, penitent, self-reproachful, woeful, melancholy, lugubrious; Antonym: defiant.
    Inspiring pity or sorrow.
Derivative: ruefully
adverb
    Derivative: ruefulness
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hreowan.



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