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sor‧ry /ˈsɒri, ˈsɔri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sor-ee, sawr-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, -ri‧er, -ri‧est. 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 interjectionally as a conventional apology or expression of regret): Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.
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[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE sārig; c. LG sērig, OHG sērag. See sore, -y1]
—Related forms
sor‧ri‧ly, adverb
sor‧ri‧ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. regretful, sympathetic, pitying. 3. unhappy, depressed, sorrowing. 4. grievous, mournful, painful. 5. abject, contemptible, paltry, worthless, shabby. See wretched.
—Antonyms 1. happy.