Sorry

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Sorry

Adjective

  1. Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

    "I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident."

  2. Grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.

    "I feel sorry for you, about your exam results."

  3. Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.

    "The storm left his garden in a sorry state."

  4. Pathetic; contemptibly inadequate.

    "Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player."

Interjection

  1. Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

    "Sorry! I didn't see that you were on the phone."

  2. Said as a request to excuse one's unintentional behaviors.

    "Oops! Sorry!"

  3. Said as a request to pass somebody.

    "Sorry! Coming through!"

  4. Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

    "Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out."

  5. Used to correct oneself in speech.

    "There are four—sorry, five—local branches of the store."

Noun

  1. The act of saying sorry; an apology.

Verb

  1. To feel sorry (for someone).

Anagrams of Sorry

Words You Can Make

3 words can be made from the letters in "sorry":

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