jammer

Meaning

Intj

too bad, unfortunately

Adj

1. unfortunate, sad
2. (predicative) too bad, a pity

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of jammeren:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of jammeren:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of jammeren:

Concepts

unfortunately

regrettably

alas

pity

sadly

shame

regrettable

unfortunate

accidental

unhappily

what a pity

that’s too bad

tough

damage

loss

damned

a pity

regretfully

sad to say

unfelicitously

unluckily

生憎

Hyphenated as

jam‧mer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjɑ.mər/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iāmer, from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”).

Sentences

Het is in dit opzicht jammer dat we halverwege zijn gestopt .

In this respect, it is a pity that we stopped halfway.

Voorzitter , jammer genoeg heeft de rapporteur gelijk .

- (NL) Mr President, unfortunately, the rapporteur is right.