anxiety or regret after making, or after promising to make, a purchase, especially a purchase encouraged by a high-pressure sales pitch.' name='description'> buyer's remorse - definition and meaning
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buyer's remorse

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  • noun A feeling of anxiety or regret after making, or after promising to make, a purchase, especially a purchase encouraged by a high-pressure sales pitch.

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  • Yes. But not just fashion. I was struck with a serious case of buyer's remorse when I bought my rust-bucket of a Thunderbird recently. What was I thinking?

    October 31, 2007

  • Whoops, did you mean to add that as a new word?

    October 31, 2007

  • Actually, I hear this phrase most often in reference to buying a house.

    October 31, 2007