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   Sor·ry

   /ˈsôrē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. feeling distress, especially 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: "he couldn't help feeling sorry for her when he heard how she'd been treated"
   • 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 as an expression of 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: "Sorry? In case I what?"
   • 3. in a poor or pitiful state or condition: "he looks a sorry sight with his broken jaw" Similar pitifulpitiableheart-rendingdistressingunfortunatewretchedunhappyunluckydisastrouscalamitousregrettablemortifyingshamefulawfulrare:distressful
   • ▪ unpleasant and regrettable, especially on account of incompetence or misbehavior: "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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sorrySorry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SORRY is feeling sorrow or sympathy. How to use sorry in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sorry.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSORRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SORRY definition: 1. used to say that you wish you had not done what you have done, especially when you want to be…. Learn more.

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

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   SORRY meaning: 1. used to say that you wish you had not done what you have done, especially when you want to be…. Learn more.

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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.

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

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   6 meanings: 1. feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, remorse, grief, or regret 2. pitiful, wretched, or deplorable 3. poor;.... Click for more definitions.

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   Sorry definition: feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.. See examples of SORRY used in a sentence.

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

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   Express Yourself Apologizing Apologizing When you have caused a problem for somebody, they are less likely to be angry if you can make a polite apology:. I'm so sorry I'm late.; I'm terribly sorry for letting you down.; I'm very sorry about that.; I do apologize. I'll get you another cup. I must apologize for keeping you waiting. (British English) We would like to apologize on behalf of the ...

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › sorrySorry - definition of sorry by The Free Dictionary

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   Adj. 1. sorry - feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase". regretful, bad. penitent, repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds. 2.

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

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    SORRY definition: 1. something that you say to be polite when you have done something wrong, or when you cannot agree…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishsorry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    1 used when you are apologizing for something I'm sorry, I forgot. Oh, I'm sorry. Have I taken the one you wanted? I'm sorry. I can't make it tomorrow. 2 used for disagreeing with someone or politely saying “no” I'm sorry, I don't agree. I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go. 3 used for introducing bad news I'm sorry to have to tell you you ...