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Ruefulness

noun
1.
Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment.  Synonyms: regret, rue, sorrow.  "He wrote a note expressing his regret" , "To his rue, the error cost him the game"





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"Ruefulness" Quotes from Famous Books



... The overture and the second entr'acte would have been redemanded at a concert, but of course the play was the thing. Such a success, Stretton! Such a furore! She is a little goddess, a queen. You should see her and hear her! Ah me!'—with a comic ruefulness—'Holt should ...
— Cruel Barbara Allen - From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) • David Christie Murray


Words linked to "Ruefulness" :   rue, sorrow, contrition, remorse, compunction, attrition, unhappiness, self-reproach, sadness, contriteness, rueful


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