olla pahoillaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• chagrin noun A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; vexation or mortification.
• regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.

Senses

olla pahoillaan is used for these senses in English:

• chagrin (transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
• regret To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

chagrin — full definition

1. noun A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; vexation or mortification.
2. noun A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.

regret — full definition

1. verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
2. noun A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something in the past.
3. noun A polite refusal, especially a note declining an invitation.

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