sorry

adjective

UK /ˈsɒri/

Word Forms

adjective	sorry
comparative	sorrier
superlative	sorriest

1
used for emphasizing how bad, stupid, or embarrassing something is
That’s the sorriest excuse I’ve ever heard.
a sorry business/mess/state (=an unpleasant or difficult situation):
If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in this sorry mess.
Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing how bad something is
utterly
sadly
hopelessly
1. 1a
  used for emphasizing that something is so bad that it makes you feel sympathy
  What a sorry sight they were!
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of emphasizing how bad something is
  utterly
  sadly
  hopelessly
2
ashamed, embarrassed, or unhappy about something that you have done
Tell your sister you’re sorry!
sorry (that):
I’m sorry I behaved in such a childish way.
sorry for:
He wasn’t sorry for hitting the other boy.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling ashamed or embarrassed
ashamed
embarrassed
guilty
Synonyms and related words
Feeling sorry
apologetic
guilty
contrite
3
feeling sadness or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them
sorry about:
I’m sorry about your losing your job.
sorry to hear (that):
I am sorry to hear that your father died.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling sorry
apologetic
guilty
contrite
4
disappointed about a situation, and wishing you could change it
sorry (that):
I’m sorry you have decided to leave the company.
We’re sorry you weren’t happy with our service.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling disappointed
disappointed
disillusioned
dismayed
5
you’ll be sorry
used to tell someone that they will soon wish they had not done something, especially because someone will be angry or punish them
Don’t you dare do that again, or you’ll be sorry!
Submitted by:
Caleb Judy from United States on 07/11/2015
Open Dictionary - November2015

phrases

feel sorry for someone

I’m sorry

I’m sorry to say/report

sorry

adjective

US /ˈsɔri/

Word Forms

adjective	sorry
comparative	sorrier
superlative	sorriest

1
used for emphasizing how bad, stupid, or embarrassing something is
That’s the sorriest excuse I’ve ever heard.
a sorry business/mess/state (=an unpleasant or difficult situation):
If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in this sorry mess.
Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing how bad something is
utterly
sadly
hopelessly
1. 1a
  used for emphasizing that something is so bad that it makes you feel sympathy
  What a sorry sight they were!
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of emphasizing how bad something is
  utterly
  sadly
  hopelessly
2
ashamed, embarrassed, or unhappy about something that you have done
Tell your sister you’re sorry!
sorry (that):
I’m sorry I behaved in such a childish way.
sorry for:
He wasn’t sorry for hitting the other boy.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling ashamed or embarrassed
ashamed
embarrassed
guilty
Synonyms and related words
Feeling sorry
apologetic
guilty
contrite
3
feeling sadness or sympathy for someone because something bad has happened to them
sorry about:
I’m sorry about your losing your job.
sorry to hear (that):
I am sorry to hear that your father died.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling sorry
apologetic
guilty
contrite
4
disappointed about a situation, and wishing you could change it
sorry (that):
I’m sorry you have decided to leave the company.
We’re sorry you weren’t happy with our service.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling disappointed
disappointed
disillusioned
dismayed
5
you’ll be sorry
used to tell someone that they will soon wish they had not done something, especially because someone will be angry or punish them
Don’t you dare do that again, or you’ll be sorry!
Submitted by:
Caleb Judy from United States on 07/11/2015
Open Dictionary - November2015

phrases

feel sorry for someone

I’m sorry

I’m sorry to say/report

sorry

interjection

1
Sorry, not sorry!
a non-apology
When you ask someone to apologize when they hurt your feelings, and they say, “Sorry, not sorry!”
Submitted by:
Sporty from United States on 30/10/2019
Open Dictionary - October2019

Interjection☞sorry

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Sorry, not sorry!

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