a twinge of regret

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• twinge — noun (C) 1 a sudden feeling of slight pain: I felt a twinge in my back. 2 a twinge of guilt/jealousy/fear etc a sudden slight feeling of guilt etc: John felt a twinge of regret as he walked away …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• twinge — [ twındʒ ] noun count 1. ) a sudden short pain: He felt a slight twinge in his knee. 2. ) a sudden short feeling of emotion, especially an unpleasant one: a twinge of sadness/regret/guilt …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• regret — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bitter, deep, genuine, great, profound, real, sincere ▪ Her biggest regret was that she had never had children …   Collocations dictionary

• twinge — UK [twɪndʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms twinge : singular twinge plural twinges 1) a sudden short feeling of emotion, especially an unpleasant one a twinge of guilt/sadness/regret 2) a sudden short pain He felt a slight twinge in his knee …   English dictionary

• twinge — [twɪndʒ] noun [C] 1) a sudden unpleasant feeling a twinge of guilt/sadness/regret[/ex] 2) a sudden short pain …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• regret — v 1. lament, bewail, rue, rue the day; deplore, deprecate, bemoan, repine; weep over, grieve, mourn, keen, pine; fret, be stung by conscience; Inf. kick oneself, bite one s tongue, cry over spilt milk; curse one s luck, curse the day, curse one s …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• twinge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pinch, throb; qualm, doubt. See agitation, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. twitch, shiver, smart; see tingle . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. pain pang, stab, stabbing, stitch, twitch, pinch,… …   English dictionary for students

• compunction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. regret, remorse; scruple, twinge. See penitence, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sense of guilt or remorse] Syn. remorse, contrition, shame; see regret 1 , repentance , shame 2 . 2. [A twinge of… …   English dictionary for students

• penitence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Contrition Nouns 1. penitence, contrition, compunction, repentance, remorse, regret. 2. self reproach, self reproof, self accusation, self condemnation, self humiliation; pangs, qualms, prickings, twinge …   English dictionary for students

• Penitence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Penitence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 penitence penitence contrition compunction repentance remorse Sgm: N 1 regret regret &c. 833 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 self reproach self reproach self repro …   English dictionary for students

• repentance — n penitence, sackcloth and ashes, compunction, remorse, remorsefulness, contrition, con triteness, sorrow, sorriness, regret, regret fulness; lamentation, rue, grief, mournfulness, weeping, woe, dole; twinge or pang of conscience, voice of… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder