regretful

regretful

English

Etymology

regret +‎ -ful

Adjective

regretful (comparative more regretful, superlative most regretful)

1. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
2. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

Synonyms

• (full of regret): repining, rueful, sorrowful

Derived terms

• regretfully
• regretfulness
• unregretful

Translations

full of regret

Finnish: katuvainen German: bedauernd (de), reuevoll Greek: περίλυπος (el) m (perílypos), μετανιωμένος (el) m (metanioménos) Irish: aiféalach

Kurdish: Sorani: په‌شیمان‎ (ku) (peşîman) Persian: پشيمان‎ (fa) (pašimân) Russian: опеча́ленный (ru) m (opečálennyj)

References

• regretful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• regretful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.