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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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   What does sorry mean?

   • penalizado, arrependido, desculpe-me… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! 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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   When do you use 'I'm Sorry' as an introduction?

   • You use I'm sorry or sorry as an introduction when you are telling a person something that you do not think they will want to hear, for example when you are disagreeing with them or giving them bad news . No, I'm sorry, I can't agree with you. 'I'm sorry,' he told the real estate agent, 'but we really must go now.'

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   When do you say sorry?

   • You say ' Sorry? ' when you have not heard something that someone has said and you want them to repeat it. You use sorry when you correct yourself and use different words to say what you have just said, especially when what you say the second time does not use the words you would normally choose to use.

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   Do you feel sorry for someone who is unhappy?

   • If you feel sorry for someone who is unhappy or in an unpleasant situation, you feel sympathy and sadness for them. You say that someone is feeling sorry for themselves when you disapprove of the fact that they keep thinking unhappily about their problems, rather than trying to be cheerful and positive .

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   feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. synonyms: bad, regretful. penitent, repentant. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds. see more. adjective. without merit. “a sorry horse”. “a sorry excuse”.

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