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Regretful vs. Regrettable
Regretful
/rɪˈɡrɛtfʊl/Examples:
She felt regretful after missing the family reunion.His regretful tone was evident in his apology to her.The boy was regretful about losing his friend’s toy.
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Regrettable
/rɪˈɡretəbəl/Examples:
His actions were a regrettable display of poor judgment.The regrettable incident caused a rift in their friendship.It was a regrettable oversight that could have been avoided.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Regretful usually describes a person who feels regret, while regrettable describes a situation or action that causes regret.
- A person can be regretful, but an event or a decision is regrettable.
- If you feel sorry about something, you are regretful. If something makes you feel sorry, it is regrettable.
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