regretful
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2.9
- adjective
- /rɪˈɡrɛtfəl/
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arrepentido
- - Can I ask what it is that you're so deeply regretful about?
They express a kind of not regretful attitude, but it's sort of rueful.
- They express a kind of not regretful attitude, but it's sort of rueful.
- Guilt ridden, chast, chastised or regretful, then there's a good chance it's toxic.
- I find that offensive and upsetting and I'm regretful.
- If you feel bad about the past, you're going to feel regretful.
- You feel angry, you feel sad, you feel anxious, you feel fearful, regretful.
- Because now if you sleep with him and it doesn't turn into those things, you will feel even more cheated, more used, more regretful.
- And I feel slightly regretful because Bing is massively, massively worse and like very different in a bunch of ways.
- But I don't know, I just, I just think that I'm not, I'm not regretful than anything, you know what I mean?
- So my past in self will always be someone I'm grateful for, not not regretful of.
- I was so regretful that I lost so much chances in my life to be a nice person.
Examples
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After realizing her mistake, she felt regretful for not listening to her friends' advice.
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Maester Tapinza is not Daddy. "Are you sure?" He sounded a bit regretful.
Fiction book (2001) -
I was so regretful that I lost so much chances in my life to be a nice person.
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The President had been regretful, but his usual cool self.
Fiction book (1991) -
Don't feel regretful or guilty about the past, or worry about the future.
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Jim got a grim little smile of regretful satisfaction on his face.
Fiction book (2002) -
Chris turned toward her apologetically, expecting to see her looking at the house with regretful nostalgia.
Fiction book (1999) -
Halo Home is deeply regretful about the grief Irwin has brought to your family.
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Save the apologies for when you're actually regretful; they'll be more meaningful that way.
Blog text (2) -
Me?" The Amyrlin gestured slightly as if tossing something away, but she looked regretful to lose it.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling regret for something you did
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1.0
Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
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1.0
Feeling sorry or guilty about something
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4.6
Feeling very sorry for doing something that hurt someone
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3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
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8.1
Feeling very sorry for doing something wrong and wanting forgiveness
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4.8
Feeling sorry about something you did and wanting to make it right
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7.8
Feeling sorry about something you did and showing it
Showing that you are sorry for something
Antonyms
How Regretful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word regretful comes from the older word regret, which comes from a root that meant 'to grieve' and is related to the everyday word grieve. So someone who is regretful is 'feeling sorry' or sad about something they wish had been different.