ruefulness


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rue·ful

(ro͞o′fəl)
adj.
Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret: "He gave the young officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son" (Khaled Hosseini).

rue′ful·ly adv.
rue′ful·ness n.
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Noun 1. [画像:ruefulness - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment]ruefulness - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
contriteness, contrition, attrition - sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
compunction, remorse, self-reproach - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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Translations
حُزْن، نَدَم، أسَف
lítostžal
bedrøvelighed
bánatosság
dapurlegt yfirbragî

ruefulness

[ˈruːfʊlnɪs] N (= sorrowfulness) → tristeza f; (= repentance) → arrepentimiento m
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rueful

(ˈruːful) adjective
regretful; sorrowful. jammerlik حَزين ، نادِم، آسف печален lastimável / deplorável žalostný kläglich bedrøvelig θλιμμένος, μετανιωμένος afligido, apenado kurb پشیمان؛ نادم apea lugubre מצטער उदास žalostan, potišten bánatos penuh penyesalan sorgmæddur, mæðulegur addolorato, afflitto 悔やんでいる 가엾은 gailus nožēlas pilns; bēdīgs menyesal berouwvol bedrøvelig smutny پښیمانی، خواشینی pesaroso trist; mâhnit печальный žalostný skrušen žalostan bedrövad เสียใจ pişman 悔恨的 сумний; жалісний افسوسناک đáng thương; buồn rầu 悔恨的
ˈruefully adverb
jammerlik بِنَدَم، بِحُزْن، بِأَسَف печално deploravelmente smutně kläglich bedrøveligt θλιβερά, θλιμμένα, μετανιωμένα con aflicción, con pesar kurvastusega محزونانه؛ با تاسف apeasti d'un air lugubre בְּצַעַר अफसोस के साथ žalosno, skrušeno bánatosan dengan menyesal mæðulega mestamente 悔やんで 후회하여 gailiai ar nožēlu; bēdīgi secara menyesal berouwvol bedrøvelig smutnie په تاسف سره com pesar cu tristeţe, cu mâhnire печально smutne skrušeno žalosno bedrövat อย่างเสียใจ pişmanlıkla 悔恨地 сумно افسوس ناکی سے đáng thương; buồn rầu 悔恨地
ˈruefulness noun
jammerlik حُزْن، نَدَم، أسَف печал pesar lítost, žal der Gram bedrøvelighed θλίψη, μεταμέλεια pesar, aflicción kurvastamine حزن؛ ندامت apeus air lugubre חרטה दयनीयतापूर्वक žalost, skrušenost bánatosság, szomorúság penyesalan dapurlegt yfirbragð afflizione 後悔 후회함 gailumas nožēla; bēdīgums kesesalan berouw bedrøvelighet smętek پښیمانی ، ندامت pesar tristeţe, mâhnire печаль ľútosť, žiaľ skrušenost žalosnost bedrövelse ความเศร้าโศก pişmanlık 悔恨 сумність غمگینی sự buồn rầu; sự đáng thương 悔恨
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