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Definitions for Sorriness
[1] feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
[2] regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic: a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end.
[3] sorrowful, grieved, or sad: Was she sorry when her brother died?
[4] associated with sorrow; suggestive of grief or suffering; melancholy; dismal.
[5] wretched, poor, useless, or pitiful: a sorry horse.
[6] (used as a conventional apology or expression of regret): Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.
[7] (usually postpositive often foll by for ) feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, remorse, grief, or regret I feel sorry for him
[8] pitiful, wretched, or deplorable a sorry sight
[9] poor; paltry a sorry excuse
[10] affected by sorrow; sad
[11] causing sorrow or sadness
[12] an exclamation expressing apology, used esp at the time of the misdemeanour, offence, etc
Words related to Sorriness
sorryregret, penitence, sorrow, contrition, grief, guilt, remorse, conscience, compunction, rue, contriteness, attrition, ruth, self-reproach
Words nearby Sorriness
sorrysorrentino, sorrento, sorrow, sorrowful, sorrows of young werther, the, sorry, sort, sort code, sort out, sorta, sortal
Origin of Sorriness
ybefore 900; Middle English; Old English sārig; cognate with Low German sērig, Old High German sērag. See sore, -y1
Other words from Sorriness
sor·ri·ly , adverb
sor·ri·ness , noun
un·sor·ry , adjective
Word origin for Sorriness
yOld English sārig; related to Old High German sērag; see sore
Synonyms for Sorriness
contrition, grief, guilt, penitence, regret, remorse, sorrow, attrition, compunction, conscience, contriteness, rue, ruth, self-reproach, penitency