ruefulness

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

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
• Syn:
sorrow, regret, rue
• Derivationally related forms:
rueful, rue (for: rue), regret (for: regret), sorrow (for: sorrow)
• Hypernyms:
sadness, unhappiness
• Hyponyms:
attrition, contrition, contriteness, compunction, remorse, self-reproach

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sorrow, regret, rue