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buyer's remorse

[ bahy-erz ri-mawrs ]

noun

  1. a sense of regret or uneasiness after having purchased a house, car, or other major item, especially when the acquisition involves an ongoing financial burden:

    We love our vacation property, but it took two years to get over our buyer’s remorse.

  2. a sense of regret after having committed to an endorsement, policy, plan of action, etc.:

    Congressional leaders expressed buyer’s remorse after overriding the president’s veto.



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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of buyer's remorse1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Whatever Ramona wanted in the car, she’s experiencing ontological buyer’s remorse in the now.

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Live Nation has cited a 94% sellout rate, but the prevalence of available resale tickets at rock-bottom prices suggests that fans, at best, are having some buyer’s remorse.

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In June 2017, I first wrote about the decades of psychological research showing that "buyer's remorse" makes people feel bad about themselves.

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The cumulative effects of all of these policies will be terrible for Latinos, which could leave many feeling a sense of buyer's remorse for voting for Trump.

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The cumulative effects of all of these policies will be terrible for Latinos, which could leave many feeling a sense of buyer's remorse for voting for Trump.

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