sorry
adjective
[ ˈsɒri ]
• feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune.
• "I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family"
Similar:
sad,
unhappy,
sorrowful,
distressed,
upset,
depressed,
downcast,
miserable,
downhearted,
disheartened,
dejected,
down,
despondent,
despairing,
disconsolate,
broken-hearted,
heartbroken,
inconsolable,
grief-stricken,
full of pity,
sympathetic,
pitying,
compassionate,
moved,
commiserative,
consoling,
empathetic,
caring,
concerned,
understanding,
• feeling regret or penitence.
• "he said he was sorry he had upset me"
Similar:
regretful,
remorseful,
contrite,
repentant,
rueful,
penitent,
conscience-stricken,
apologetic,
abject,
guilty,
guilt-ridden,
self-reproachful,
bad,
ashamed,
shamefaced,
sheepish,
in sackcloth and ashes,
afraid,
compunctious,
• in a poor or pitiful state.
• "he looks a sorry sight with his broken jaw"
Similar:
pitiful,
pitiable,
heart-rending,
distressing,
unfortunate,
wretched,
unhappy,
unlucky,
disastrous,
calamitous,
regrettable,
mortifying,
shameful,
awful,
distressful,
Origin:
Old English sārig ‘pained, distressed’, of West Germanic origin, from the base of the noun sore. The shortening of the root vowel has given the word an apparent connection with the unrelated sorrow.
sorry not sorry
• used to express a lack of regret or repentance.
• "I'm not a fan of the song, sorry not sorry"
