regretful
adjectiveDivide regretful into syllables:
re · gret · ful
How to pronounce regretful:
Definition of regretful:
- regretful (adjective):
- showing or expressing regret
- full of regret feeling or expressing regret
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.
Synonyms for regretful:
aching
agonized
anguished
apologetic
ashamed
bemoaning
bewailing
bitter
bleak
contrite
crying
dark
deploring
depressed
disappointed
doleful
dolorous
funeral
funereal
grieving
heartbroken
lamentable
lugubrious
melancholy
morbid
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