regrettable
/rɪˈɡrɛtəb(ə)l
/adjective
(Of conduct or an event) giving rise to regret; undesirable; unwelcome: the loss of this number of jobs is regrettable irresponsible and regrettable actions...
- Firstly it must be said that all of these incidents are regrettable and that this newspaper in no way condemns the breaking of the law on drugs.
- However, apart from that one rather regrettable episode he'd never found the attic room particularly unsettling.
- The events that led to this claim and counterclaim are indeed regrettable.
Synonyms
undesirable, unfortunate, unwelcome, sad, sorry, woeful, disappointing, distressing, too bad;
deplorable, lamentable, reprehensible, shameful, disgraceful, blameworthy, ill-advised, dreadful, terrible, awful
rare egregious