rue

Noun

• (French) a street or road in France

• 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
    

• leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

• European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

Verb

• feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sorrow , regret , ruefulness , herb of grace , Ruta graveolens , repent