Regretfulness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being regretful. uncountable

    "Mervyn thought that he could detect a certain regretfulness in his companion's voice."

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apologyattritionbitternesscontritiongriefpenitence

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"Mervyn thought that he could detect a certain regretfulness in his companion's voice."

Etymology

From regretful + -ness.

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