rue

Speech parts

1. rue - Noun

2. rue - Verb

3. Rue - Proper noun

Meaning

A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.

Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.

To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.

To cause to grieve; to afflict.

To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.

To have compassion.

To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.

Sorrow; repetance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

regret sorrow repent repentance lament mourn grieve deplore bemoan bewail ruefulness herb of grace Ruta graveolens be sorry feel remorse
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Antonyms

glee distance jollity praise fun triumph
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Hypernyms

street herb experience feel sadness unhappiness

Hyponyms

attrition remorse contrition compunction self-reproach contriteness

Phrases with the word

garden rue wall rue wall rue spleenwort

Derivatives

rued ruing

Examples

he drank to drown his sorrows Source: Internet

he wrote a note expressing his regret Source: Internet

to his rue, the error cost him the game Source: Internet

A folkloric note about caña quemada: until June 21 it is traditional to drink caña quemada with ruda macho (a variant of common rue ), it is supposed that this mixture prevents the flu and other illnesses. Source: Internet

American Modernism Mid 20th century Le Saut dans le Vide (Leap into the Void); Photomontage by Shunk Kender of a performance by Yves Klein at Rue Gentil-Bernard, Fontenay-aux-Roses, October 1960. Source: Internet

After the Marché aux Herbes, the fountain (not connected to the water) was placed for a few years in the park at the far end of rue des 4 Fils Aymond. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Rudyard Rudyard Kipling Rudzinski rue anemone rue family rue the day