"regretful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regretful.wav Forms: more regretful [comparative], most regretful [superlative]
Etymology: From regret + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|regret|ful|pos=adjective}} regret + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} regretful (comparative more regretful, superlative most regretful)
  1. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets. Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms (full of regret): repining, rueful, sorrowful Translations (full of regret): peşman (Azerbaijani), پەشیمان (peşîman) (Central Kurdish), katuvainen (Finnish), bedauernd (German), reuevoll (German), περίλυπος (perílypos) (Greek), μετανιωμένος (metanioménos) (Greek), aiféalach (Irish), پشیمان (peşiman, pişman) (Ottoman Turkish), پشیمان (pašimân) (Persian), leet (nds) (Plautdietsch), arrependido (Portuguese), ка́ющийся (kájuščijsja) (Russian), сожале́ющий (sožaléjuščij) (Russian), жале́ющий (žaléjuščij) (Russian), arrepentido (Spanish), ångefull (Swedish), ångerfylld (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-regretful-en-adj-Zk8kLcWW Disambiguation of Emotions: 96 4 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'full of regret': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'full of regret': 97 3
  2. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done. Translations (sorrowful about what has been lost or done): mütəəssif (Azerbaijani), kədərlənən (Azerbaijani), heyifsilənən (Azerbaijani), опеча́ленный (opečálennyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-regretful-en-adj-W1h9aKzx Disambiguation of 'sorrowful about what has been lost or done': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: regretful, sorry Hyponyms: remorseful, penitent Derived forms: regretfully, regretfulness, unregretful Related terms: sad
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