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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

  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.

pity — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
  2. noun A regrettable or disappointing fact.
  3. verb To feel sorrow or sympathy for someone.

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