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buyer's remorse
[ bahy-erz ri-mawrs ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of buyer's remorse1
Example Sentences
Whatever Ramona wanted in the car, she’s experiencing ontological buyer’s remorse in the now.
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.
In June 2017, I first wrote about the decades of psychological research showing that "buyer's remorse" makes people feel bad about themselves.
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.
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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