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'''Regret''' is the feeling of being sorry about something.
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'''Regret''' is a feeling of sorrow or being sorry, wishing that something had not happened the way that it did.
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'''See''':
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With regard to one's own actions (''i''.''e''. wishing we did not do something we did, or wishing we did something that we failed to do), ''see'':
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* [[remorse]]
 
* [[repentance]]
 
* [[repentance]]
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* [[shame]]
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'''See''' also:
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''see'' also:
    
* [[confession]]
 
* [[confession]]
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[[category:emotions]]
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The [[Coase theorem]] and many [[parable]]s of the [[New Testament]] stand against regret, and instead explain the value of viewing the present and future with an entirely new perspective disconnected from perceived mistakes of the past.
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To the extent regret includes wishing for a better outcome for oneself, it is based in [[pride]] and is not [[falsifiable]] and thus is unproductive.
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[[Category:Emotions]]
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