| 单词 | buyer's remorse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuyer's remorse buyer's remorse n. (also buyer remorse, buyers' remorse) originally and chiefly U.S. a feeling of regret experienced after making a purchase, typically one regarded as unnecessary or too expensive; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1951 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 7 Oct. (Mag.) Helen wasn't happy until she was buzzing around from store to store in search of a bowl that was a buy... She settled for a salad set that wasn't quite what she wanted. Then buyer's remorse set in. 1997 New Yorker 6 Oct. 56/1 The publishers spend too much. Then they go through a period of buyer's remorse. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 8 Aug. v. 4/2 We've all been around long enough to recall wave after wave of planned obsolescence and resulting buyer remorse throughout the history of personal computing. 2012 S. Townsend Woman who went to Bed for Year xxxi. 185 Decide how much to spend on distant or near relations, trawl round shops, ignore present list and make ludicrous impulse buys. Arrive home, unload presents, immediately suffer from buyer's remorse. < as lemmas |
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