spijt
Meaning
-
regret
Concepts
gainbite
repetance
Synonyms
schuldbesef
zelfverwijt
gewetenswroeging
boetvaardigheid
Frequency
Etymology
From Middle Dutch despijt, from Old French despit (from which also English despite), from Latin despectus (“looking down on”). The first syllable de- was later rebracketed and interpreted as a definite article ("de spijt") and was then dropped.
New
spijten
- (transitive) to cause regret to, to cause to be sorry
- (impersonal) to regret, to be sorry
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