sorriness

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sorry; regret.
2. (uncountable) Worthlessness; wretchedness.

Synonyms

distress

paltriness

sadness

dolour

grieving

lament

miserableness

misery

regretfulness

regretting

sorrow

squalor

affliction

grief

chagrin

dolor

Translations

Betrübtheit

mesquinesa

mesquineria

θλίψη

λυπηρώτης

λυπηρώτητα

nimiedad

التّفاهة

menudencia

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sorinesse

Inherited from Old English: sāriġness

Cognate with Western Frisian: searigens

In summary

From Middle English sorinesse, from Old English sāriġnes, from Proto-West Germanic *sairaganassī, *sairīganassī; equivalent to sorry + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian searigens (“soreness, tenderness”).