rue
/ru/
verb
- To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for something.
- She rued her harsh words as soon as she said them.
- Many people rue their decision to ignore the warning signs.
- He will rue the day he decided to quit school.
noun
- A feeling of regret or sorrow.
- She looked back on her youth with a mixture of joy and rue.
- There was no time for rue; they had to move forward.
- With rue in his heart, he apologized for his mistake.
- A small evergreen shrub with bitter leaves, once used in medicine.
- She added a sprig of rue to the herbal remedy.
- The garden had a patch of rue with its blue-green leaves.
- In medieval times, rue was believed to protect against plague.