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Dictionary: re·gret·ful   (rĭ-grĕt'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
Full of regret; sorrowful or sorry.

regretfully re·gret'ful·ly adv.
regretfulness re·gret'ful·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Expressing or inclined to express an apology: apologetic, contrite, penitent, repentant, sorry. See regret/impenitence.
  2. Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds: compunctious, contrite, penitent, penitential, remorseful, repentant, sorry. See regret/impenitence.

Antonyms: regretful
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adj

Definition: sad, sorry
Antonyms: content, happy, not guilty, satisfied, unrepentant


WordNet: regretful
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
  Synonym: sorry
  Antonym: unregretful (meaning #1)


Translations: Regretful
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fuld af beklagelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
vol spijt, rouwig

Français (French)
adj. - plein de regrets

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bedauernd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περίλυπος, θλιμμένος, μετανιωμένος, μεταμελημένος

Italiano (Italian)
spiacente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - triste

Русский (Russian)
опечаленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pesaroso, arrepentido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ångerfull

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惋惜的, 哀惜的, 遗憾的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 惋惜的, 哀惜的, 遺憾的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 회개하는, 슬퍼하는, 안타까워 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 残念に思っている, 遺憾の意を表明する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اسف, نادم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מביע צער, דואב‬


 
 
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