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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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   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 journey. [ + to infinitive ] We were both sorry to hear you've been ill again.

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

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word sorry in English, with synonyms, antonyms, idioms and phrases. Sorry can express regret, sympathy, refusal, disagreement or bad condition.

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

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word sorry, from expressing sympathy or regret to describing something pitiful or contemptible. See synonyms, examples, and word history of sorry.

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and grammar of the word sorry in British and American English. See examples of how to use sorry as an apology, an adjective, an exclamation, or a correction.

6. 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.

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

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word sorry in English. See how to apologize, show sympathy, or express regret with sorry in different contexts and situations.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsorry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of sorry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.