RUE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (French) a street or road in France
   Hypernyms(s) rue is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • street (what does street mean?)
2. Meaning
   • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
   Synonym(s)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • ruefulness (what does ruefulness mean?)
   • sorrow (what does sorrow mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he drank to drown his sorrows
   • he wrote a note expressing his regret
   • to his rue, the error cost him the game
   Hypernyms(s) rue is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sadness (what does sadness mean?)
   • unhappiness (what does unhappiness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • attrition (what does attrition mean?)
   • contrition (what does contrition mean?)
   • contriteness (what does contriteness mean?)
   • compunction (what does compunction mean?)
   • remorse (what does remorse mean?)
   • self-reproach (what does self-reproach mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • repent (what does repent mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • rue (what does rue mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • repent (what does repent mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • rue (what does rue mean?)
   • grieve (what does grieve mean?)
   • sorrow (what does sorrow mean?)
3. Meaning
   • leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
   Hypernyms(s) rue is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • herb (what does herb mean?)
4. Meaning
   • European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves
   • an irritant similar to poison ivy
   Synonym(s)
   • herb of grace (what does herb of grace mean?)
   • Ruta graveolens (what does Ruta graveolens mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) rue is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • herb (what does herb mean?)
   • herbaceous plant (what does herbaceous plant mean?)

RUE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • feel remorse for
   • feel sorry for
   • be contrite about
   Synonym(s)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • repent (what does repent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) rue is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • feel (what does feel mean?)
   • experience (what does experience mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sorrow (what does sorrow mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • rue (what does rue mean?)
   • ruefulness (what does ruefulness mean?)
   • sorrow (what does sorrow mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • rue (what does rue mean?)
   • ruefulness (what does ruefulness mean?)
   • repentance (what does repentance mean?)
   • penitence (what does penitence mean?)
   • penance (what does penance mean?)