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Defenition of the word rue

    • Defenition of the word rue

      • feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
      • leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
      • European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
      • (French) a street or road in France
      • 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"
      • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
      • European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

    Synonyms for the word rue

      • be remorseful
      • be repentant
      • be sorry
      • compassion
      • feel sorry about
      • herb of grace
      • lament
      • regret
      • remorse
      • repent
      • repentance
      • Ruta graveolens
      • sympathy

    Similar words in the rue

      • rue
      • rued
      • rueful
      • ruefully
      • rues

    Meronymys for the word rue

      • genus Ruta
      • herb of grace
      • rue
      • Ruta
      • Ruta graveolens

    Hyponyms for the word rue

      • attrition
      • compunction
      • contriteness
      • contrition
      • remorse
      • self-reproach

    Hypernyms for the word rue

      • experience
      • feel
      • herb
      • herbaceous plant
      • sadness
      • street
      • surname
      • unhappiness

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