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English noun: ruefulness | |||
| 1. | ruefulness (feeling) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | ||
| Samples | He drank to drown his sorrows. He wrote a note expressing his regret. To his rue, the error cost him the game. | ||
| Synonyms | regret, rue, sorrow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sadness, unhappiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attrition, compunction, contriteness, contrition, remorse, self-reproach | ||
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