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- [sor-ee, sawr-ee]
- /ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr i/
- /ˈsɒri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sor-ee, sawr-ee]
- /ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr i/
Definitions of sorry word
- adjective sorry 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. 1
- adjective sorry regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic: a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end. 1
- adjective sorry sorrowful, grieved, or sad: Was she sorry when her brother died? 1
- adjective sorry associated with sorrow; suggestive of grief or suffering; melancholy; dismal. 1
- adjective sorry wretched, poor, useless, or pitiful: a sorry horse. 1
- interjection sorry Excuse me 1
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Origin of sorry
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sārig; cognate with Low German sērig, Old High German sērag. See sore, -y1
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Parts of speech for Sorry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sorry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sorry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sorry
adj sorry
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- apologetic — If you are apologetic, you show or say that you are sorry for causing trouble for someone, for hurting them, or for disappointing them.
- ashamed — If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance.
- attritional — a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
interj sorry
- i beg your pardon — You say 'Pardon?' or 'I beg your pardon?' or, in American English, 'Pardon me?' when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it.
adjective sorry
- accusable — having liability to be blamed or accused
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- deprecatory — expressing disapproval; protesting
- grieved — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
interjection sorry
- commiserations — Plural form of commiseration.
- oh — the exclamation “oh.”.
- whoops — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
Antonyms for sorry
adj sorry
- dismissive — indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration: a curt, dismissive gesture.
- greathearted — having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
- hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
- in-humane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
adjective sorry
- heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
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