rue vs sympathy

rue

verb
  • To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place. 

noun
  • Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines. 

sympathy

noun
  • Support in the form of shared feelings or opinions. 

  • Artistic harmony, as of shape or colour in a painting. 

  • The formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune. 

  • The ability to share the feelings of another. 

  • A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another. 

  • Mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it. 

  • An affinity, association or mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition. 

  • Feeling of loyalty; tendency towards, agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favorable attitude. 

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