Search results
- Dictionaryregretful/rɪˈɡrɛtf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing regret: "he sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
feeling or expressing sadness or disappointment:
The meaning of REGRETFUL is full of regret : feeling or expressing regret. How to use regretful in a sentence.
adjective. us / rɪˈɡret.f ə l / uk / rɪˈɡret.f ə l / Add to word list. showing that you feel sorry about something: a regretful goodbye / glance / smile. Synonyms. contrite formal. remorseful formal. rueful literary. sorry (EXPRESSING REGRET) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sadness and regret. aw. be/weigh on your conscience idiom.
Regretful definition: full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.. See examples of REGRETFUL used in a sentence.
If you are regretful, you show that you regret something. Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile. Surprisingly, she didn't feel nervous, or regretful about her actions.
Regretful describes the feeling of being sorry for something you did — or didn't do — or something that happened. If you are regretful about how you treated your brother when you were little, you now wish you had been nicer.
a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better: I left school at 16, but I've had a great life and I have no regrets. The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions.