regretful (a)
sorry#2 (a)
bad#9 (a)

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def feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
examples felt regretful over his vanished youth
regretful over mistakes she had made
he felt bad about breaking the vase
Outgoing links
Also see penitent, repentant
Antonym regretful → unregretful
Incoming links
Antonym unregretful → regretful
Also see penitent, repentant
Derived from adjective regretfully → regretful

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