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Feeling sorry

apologetic

adjective

showing that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem

guilty

adjective

ashamed and sorry because you have done something wrong

contrite

adjective

very sorry or ashamed because you have done something bad

regretful

adjective

sad, or sorry

repentant

adjective

ashamed and sorry because you recognize that you have done something wrong

remorseful

adjective

feeling sad or guilty for having done something wrong

penitent

adjective

sorry for something bad that you have done and willing to change your behaviour

penitential

adjective

showing that you are sorry for having done something bad

rueful

adjective

showing that you are sorry about something

someone will live to regret something

used for saying that someone will wish in the future that they had not done something

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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