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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. 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.

3. 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.

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

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   feeling sadness, sympathy, or disappointment, especially because something unpleasant has happened or been done: feel sorry for I feel so sorry for their kids - it must be really hard for them. [ + (that) ] I'm sorry (that) you had such a difficult trip. [ + to infinitive ] We were both sorry to hear you've been sick again.

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

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   You say `Sorry!' as a way of apologizing to someone for something that you have done which has upset them or caused them difficulties, or when you bump into them accidentally.

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

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   1. a. Feeling or expressing sorrow: We're sorry to hear that you're leaving so soon. b. Feeling or expressing sympathy or pity: She felt sorry for the rain-soaked cat. c. Feeling or expressing regret, especially for a misdeed or mistake: He said he was sorry for breaking the window. I'm sorry I yelled at you. 2.

7. 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. If you're feeling sorry about something, then you're feeling a combination of sadness and regret.

8. 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.