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   sorry

   /ˈsɒri/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune: "I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family" Similar sadunhappysorrowfuldistressedupsetdepresseddowncastmiserabledownhearteddishearteneddejecteddowndespondentdespairingdisconsolatebroken-heartedheartbrokeninconsolablegrief-strickenfull of pitysympatheticpityingcompassionatemovedcommiserativeconsolingempatheticcaringconcernedunderstandingOpposite gladunsympathetic
   • ▪ filled with compassion for: "I felt sorry for the poor boys working for him"
   • 2. feeling regret or penitence: "he said he was sorry he had upset me" Similar regretfulremorsefulcontriterepentantruefulpenitentconscience-strickenapologeticabjectguiltyguilt-riddenself-reproachfulbadashamedshamefacedsheepishin sackcloth and ashesafraidrare:compunctiousOpposite unrepentant
   • ▪ used to express apology: "sorry—I was trying not to make a noise"
   • ▪ used as a polite request that someone should repeat something that one has failed to hear or understand: "I'm sorry—you were saying?"
   • 3. in a poor or pitiful state: "he looks a sorry sight with his broken jaw" Similar pitifulpitiableheart-rendingdistressingunfortunatewretchedunhappyunluckydisastrouscalamitousregrettablemortifyingshamefulawfulrare:distressful
   • ▪ unpleasant and regrettable, especially on account of incompetence or misbehaviour: "we feel so ashamed that we keep quiet about the whole sorry business"

   Word Origin Old Englishsārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated sorrow.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sorrily adverb
   • 2. sorriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSORRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SORRY definition: 1. used to say that you wish you had not done what you have done, especially when you want to be…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSORRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, remorse, grief, or regret 2. pitiful, wretched, or deplorable 3. poor;.... Click for more definitions.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sorrySorry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SORRY is feeling sorrow or sympathy. How to use sorry in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sorry.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sorrySorry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   To be sorry is to feel regret or feel bad about something — usually something you did. "I'm sorry" is an apology.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySORRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SORRY meaning: 1. used to say that you wish you had not done what you have done, especially when you want to be…. Learn more.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › sorrySORRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Sorry definition: feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.. See examples of SORRY used in a sentence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSORRY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   All you need to know about "SORRY" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › sorrySorry - definition of sorry by The Free Dictionary

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   Adj. 1. sorry - feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase". regretful, bad. penitent, repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds. 2.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSORRY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    SORRY definition: 1. something that you say to be polite when you have done something wrong, or when you cannot agree…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsorry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of sorry adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. sorry adjective /ˈsɒri/ /ˈsɑːri/ (comparative sorrier, superlative sorriest) You can also use more sorry and most sorry. Idioms. jump to other results [not before noun] feeling sad and ashamed about something that has been done. sorry about something We're very sorry about the damage to your car. I'm sorry about ...