Detest vs Regret - What's the difference?
detest | regret |
To dislike intensely; to loathe.
(obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
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(more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
* Macaulay
* Clarendon
* Washington Irving
(obsolete) Dislike; aversion.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between detest and regret
is that detest is (obsolete) to witness against; to denounce; to condemn while regret is (obsolete) dislike; aversion.As verbs the difference between detest and regret
is that detest is to dislike intensely; to loathe while regret is to feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.As a noun regret is
emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.detest
English
Verb
(en verb)- I detest snakes.
- Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell. — Pope.
- The heresy of Nestorius was detested in the Eastern churches. — Fuller.
- God hath detested them with his own mouth. — Bale.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . SeeSynonyms
* See alsoSee also
* abhor * despise * disdain * dislike * hate * loatheExternal links
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*regret
English
(wikipedia regret)Verb
(regrett)Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the (-ing) form), except in set phrases with tell, say, and inform, where the to infinitive is used. SeeDerived terms
* regretterNoun
- What man does not remember with regret the first time he read Robinson Crusoe ?
- Never any prince expressed a more lively regret for the loss of a servant.
- From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.