regretful

adjective/rɪˈɡretfəl/CEFR C1

অনুতপ্ত, দুঃখিত

Meaning

Feeling sorry about something you did or failed to do.

Example sentences

  • He sounded genuinely regretful.তাকে সত্যিই অনুতপ্ত শোনাচ্ছিল।
  • She gave a regretful smile.সে দুঃখমাখা একটা হাসি হাসল।

A common mistake

The accident was regretful.→The accident was regrettable.

People are regretful; events are regrettable. The first describes a feeling inside someone, the second says the thing itself is to be regretted.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: sorry, remorseful

Antonyms: unrepentant

Similar words, and what each means

  • sorry

    দুঃখিত

    Feeling regret for something you have done.

  • remorseful

    অনুশোচনাগ্রস্ত

    Feeling deep regret for a wrong you have done.

Other English words for “অনুতপ্ত, দুঃখিত”

  • apologetic

    Showing that you are sorry for something you have done.

  • repentant

    Feeling and showing genuine sorrow for having done wrong.

  • penitent

    Sincerely sorry for having done wrong, especially in a religious sense.

  • sad

    Feeling unhappy or sorrowful.

  • sorrowful

    Feeling or showing deep sadness.

  • sorry

    Feeling regret for something you have done.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • regretnounঅনুশোচনা, আফসোস

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “regretful” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • সম্মানজনক, ভদ্রস্থ; মোটামুটি ভালো
    • • অনুতপ্ত, দুঃখিত
    • • যাচাই করা হয়নি এমন
    • • সেরা, সবচেয়ে ভালো
    Show the answer

    অনুতপ্ত, দুঃখিত — regretful (adjective) — অনুতপ্ত, দুঃখিত. Feeling sorry about something you did or failed to do.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “regretful”?

    • • lumpy
    • • sorry
    • • frightened
    • • frugal
    Show the answer

    sorry — sorry — দুঃখিত. Feeling regret for something you have done.

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