Sorry

/ˈsɔɹi/

noun

  1. The act of saying sorry; an apology.

adjective

  1. (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.

  2. Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.

    The storm left his garden in a sorry state.

  3. Pathetic and inferior to the point of causing others disgust.

    Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player.

Synonyms: apologetic, attritional, compunctious, contrite, heavyhearted, melancholy, mournful, penitent

interjection

  1. Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

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

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

    Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out.

  3. Used to correct oneself in speech.

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

Synonyms: soz, I beg your pardon, I'm sorry, come again, excuse me, huh, say again, say what

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