ruefulness, n.
(ruefulnesses)
(ruefulnesses)
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
regret rue ruefulness sorrow
sample sentences
"he drank to drown his sorrows""he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"
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