regret-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: feel sad about, without accepting responsibility

Commentary:
NOTE: The experiencer feels bad about something that was outside the experiencer's control.

Examples:
Prosecutors regretted the court's decision and planned to appeal it to the High Court.
The Swiss representative said that his country regretted the nuclear test conducted by China.
I regret that I must refuse your kind invitation.
We regret to inform you that your manuscript does not meed our needs at the moment.

Mappings:
VerbNet: admire-31.2-1
FrameNet: Experiencer_focus
PropBank: regret.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4

Sense Number 2: feel remorse for, feel guilty about, entails resposibility for action/situation

Commentary:
NOTE: The experiencer feels regret about something the experiencer had control over.

Examples:
I've regretted my decision from the day I made it.
We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Mappings:
VerbNet: admire-31.2-1
FrameNet: Experiencer_focus
PropBank: regret.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1