RUEFULNESS
\ɹˈuːfə͡lnəs], \ɹˈuːfəlnəs], \ɹ_ˈuː_f_əl_n_ə_s]\
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sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
By Princeton University
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Sorrow; mournfulness;— expression of dejection and unavailing regret.
