ruefulness

rue·ful

R0339600 (ro͞o′fəl)adj. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret: "He gave the young officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son" (Khaled Hosseini).

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rue′ful·ly adv.rue′ful·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ruefulness - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"regret, sorrow, ruesadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-beingcontriteness, contrition, attrition - sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnationcompunction, remorse, self-reproach - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Translations

悔恨

rueful

(ˈruːful) adjective regretful; sorrowful. 悔恨的 悔恨的ˈruefully adverb 悔恨地 悔恨地ˈruefulness noun 悔恨 悔恨