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ruefulness

noun

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
R
Ends with
S
Contains
UE
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

    “he drank to drown his sorrows”

In context

Example Sentences

he drank to drown his sorrows
he wrote a note expressing his regret
to his rue, the error cost him the game

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