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Sorry
ˈsɒri
Sorry definitions
adjective
sorrier
sorriest
sorry
- feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune
"I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family"
sad unhappy sorrowful distressed upset depressed downcast miserable downhearted disheartened dejected down despondent despairing disconsolate broken-hearted heartbroken inconsolable grief-stricken full of pity sympathetic pitying compassionate moved commiserative consoling empathetic caring concerned understanding- filled with compassion for
"I felt sorry for the poor boys working for him"
- feeling regret or penitence
"he said he was sorry he had upset me"
regretful remorseful contrite repentant rueful penitent conscience-stricken apologetic abject guilty guilt-ridden self-reproachful bad ashamed shamefaced sheepish in sackcloth and ashes afraid- 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?"
- in a poor or pitiful state
"he looks a sorry sight with his broken jaw"
- unpleasant and regrettable, especially on account of incompetence or misbehaviour
"we feel so ashamed that we keep quiet about the whole sorry business"