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  2. Regret - Wikipedia

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    Regret has been defined by psychologists in the late 1990s as a "negative emotion predicated on an upward, self-focused, counterfactual inference". [1] Another definition is "an aversive emotional state elicited by a discrepancy in the outcome values of chosen vs. unchosen actions".

  3. Weltschmerz - Wikipedia

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    Engraving by Jusepe de Ribera depicting the melancholic and world-weary figure of a poet. Weltschmerz (German: [ˈvɛltʃmɛɐ̯ts] ⓘ; literally "world-pain") is a literary concept describing the feeling experienced by an individual who believes that reality can never satisfy the expectations of the mind, [1] [2] resulting in "a mood of weariness or sadness about life arising from the acute ...

  4. Buyer's remorse - Wikipedia

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    Buyer's remorse is the sense of regret after having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a vehicle or real estate. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a vehicle or real estate.

  5. Remorse - Wikipedia

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    Everyday experience suggests that everyday decisions are the most frequent causes of regret. [24] Marketing directors know the effects of buyer's remorse, and use it to their advantage when planning marketing strategies. The regret felt over choosing a material over an experiential purchase depends on the pain of the factors underlying the ...

  6. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  7. How To Cope With Regret After a Major Purchase - AOL

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    It’s a feeling that’s familiar to just about everybody. You spend a lot of money on a major purpose, are overwhelmed with guilt immediately afterwards and spend so much time beating yourself ...

  8. Why embracing regret is the best decision you can make ... - AOL

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    68% of people say they are finding it hard to plan for the future.

  9. Han (cultural) - Wikipedia

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    Han is derived from the Chinese character 恨, which means resentment, hatred, or regret.. Definitions and characteristics of han are highly subjective. According to the Translation Journal, "Han is frequently translated as sorrow, spite, rancor, regret, resentment or grief, among many other attempts to explain a concept that has no English equivalent."