English > ruefulness: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling| Meaning | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. |
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| Synonyms | sorrow, regret, rue |
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| Narrower | attrition, contrition, contriteness | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation |
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| compunction, remorse, self-reproach | A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) |
| Broader | sadness, unhappiness | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
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| Spanish | pesadumbre, pesar |
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| Catalan | pesar, recança, remordiment |
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| Adjectives | rueful | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins / sins or offenses |
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