nounDownload🔗ShareSorrow; repentance; regret.Examples:"After failing the exam, she felt a deep rue for not studying harder. "emotionsufferingmindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗SharePity; compassion.Examples:"The lost puppy's shivering body filled us with rue. "emotionattitudecharactermindphilosophysoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbDownload🔗ShareTo cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.Examples:"The teacher's harsh words about his carelessness ruefully affected his performance in the following exam. "emotionguiltactionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbDownload🔗ShareTo cause to feel sorrow or pity.Examples:"The teacher's kind words, explaining the difficult math problem, rued the student's frustration. "emotioncharactermindsufferingguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbDownload🔗ShareTo repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.Examples:"I rued the day I crossed paths with her."emotionguiltactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbDownload🔗ShareTo feel compassion or pity.Examples:"Seeing her classmate struggle with a difficult math problem, Sarah ruefully felt compassion for her. "emotionguiltmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbDownload🔗ShareTo feel sorrow or regret.Examples:"She would rue her decision to stay up late when she felt exhausted during her exam. "emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗ShareAny of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.Examples:"My grandmother used to grow rue in her herb garden. "plantmedicinebiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading