Sorry
/ˈsɔɹi/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Sorry
adjective
- (of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
"I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident."
- Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.
"The storm left his garden in a sorry state."
- Pathetic and inferior to the point of causing others disgust.
"Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player."
interjection
- Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
"Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone."
- Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.
"Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out."
- Used to correct oneself in speech.
"There are four — sorry, five — branches of the store locally."
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SYNONYMS
apologeticattritionalcompunctiouscontriteheavyheartedmelancholymournfulpenitentpenitentialregretfulremorsefulrepentantsadunhappysoz