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сожале́ние — meaning in English

sozhaleniye

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English meaning

  • compunction noun A brief pang of guilt or mild regret about something you have done.
  • 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.
  • remorse noun A deep feeling of guilt or regret for having done something wrong.
  • rue verb To bitterly regret something, especially a decision or action.

Senses

сожале́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • compunction A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
  • pity (countable) Something regrettable.
  • remorse A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
  • rue (archaic, or, dialectal) Sorrow; repentance; regret.

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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