Meaning of Bregret | Babel Free

Definitions

Regret about Brexit (or voting in favour of Brexit).

countable, neologism, uncountable

Examples

“The anxiety – dubbed “Bregret” – emerged as the value of the pound tumbled and markets crashed, while [some felt] betrayed by Nigel Farage’s admission that a Vote⟳ Leave⟳ poster pledging to spend⟳ millions of pounds supposedly given to the EU on the NHS was a “mistake⟳”.”

“Yet polling shows no ‘Bregret’ – a YouGov survey earlier this week showed 52% of voters think⟳ leaving was right and 48% wrong, mirroring the referendum result⟳.”

“Brexit may be in the history books, but “Bregret,” as the British newspapers have⟳ called it, is back in the air.”

“A creeping sense⟳ of Bregret is taking hold⟳ in Britain. A majority of Brits now say⟳ that the vote⟳ for Britain leaving the EU was a mistake⟳.”

“Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste⟳ of Bregret [title]”

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