残念 — meaning in English
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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.
- pity noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
- regret verb To feel sorry about something that happened, or wish it had gone differently.
- sorry adj Feeling regret or wanting to apologize for something one did.
- unfortunately adv Happening as a result of bad luck or misfortune.
Senses
残念 is used for these senses in English:
- chagrin Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
- pity (countable) Something regrettable.
- 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.
- sorry (of a person) Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
- sorry Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
- unfortunately Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
- what a pity Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
chagrin — full definition
- noun A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; vexation or mortification.
- noun A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
pity — full definition
- noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
- noun A regrettable or disappointing fact.
- verb To feel sorrow or sympathy for someone.