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Sadness vs Regretful - What's the difference?

sadness | regretful |

As a noun sadness

is (uncountable) the state or emotion of being sad.

As an adjective regretful is

full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.

sadness

English

(wikipedia sadness)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  • (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
    • She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

    Synonyms

    * (state of being sad) forlornness, melancholy * (event causing sadness) misfortune, woe

    regretful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
  • Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

    • Synonyms

    * (full of regret) repining, rueful, sorrowful

    Derived terms

    * regretfully * regretfulness * unregretful

    References

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