Rue
WordNet

noun


(1)   (French) a street or road in France
(2)   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"
(3)   Leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
(4)   European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

verb


(5)   Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
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Etymology 1


Old English hrēow, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch rouw, German Reue; related to Etymology 2, below.

Noun



  1. Repentance, regret.
  2. Pity, compassion.

Etymology 2


Old English hrēowan, perhaps influenced by , from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch rouwen, German reuen.

Verb



  1. To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
  2. To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
  3. To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
    I rued the day I crossed paths with her.
  4. To feel compassion or pity.
    • Late C14: Madame, reweth upon my peynes smerte — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

Etymology 3


From Old (and modern) French rue, from Latin ruta, from Greek ῥυτή.

Noun



  1. Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens, formerly used in medicines.
 
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