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Rue (noun)
Sorrow; repentance; regret.
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Rue (noun)
Pity; compassion.
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Rue (noun)
Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
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Rue (verb)
To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
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Rue (verb)
To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
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Rue (verb)
To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
“I rued the day I crossed paths with her.”
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Rue (verb)
To feel compassion or pity.
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Rue (verb)
To feel sorrow or regret.
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Rueful (adjective)
Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
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Rueful (adjective)
Inspiring pity or compassion.
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Rueful (adjective)
Bad; woeful; deplorable.
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