Expressions Of Regret

adjective coming or happening later than should have been the case; overdue

• I would like to extend my belated congratulations on your recent promotion.
• Sorry for the belated birthday wishes, I totally forgot!
• I know it's belated, but happy belated birthday!
• The belated arrival of the package caused some inconvenience.

verb to express deep grief or distress over something

• The citizens bemoan the lack of funding for public education.
• I always bemoan the long lines at the grocery store.
• She loves to bemoan about her annoying boss.
• The artist bemoaned the limitations of his medium.

adjective expressing or causing regret or sorrow; unfortunate

• It is regrettable that the project was not completed on time.
• I heard about the regrettable situation with the car accident.
• It's really regrettable that we can't go to the concert tonight.
• The missed opportunity was truly regrettable.

adverb used to indicate that something is regrettable or unfortunate

preposition unfortunately can be used as a preposition in some cases to indicate a negative or unfortunate circumstance

• Unfortunately, the project was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
• I'm sorry to say that the concert has been canceled, unfortunately.
• Bummer, we can't go to the beach today, unfortunately.
• The dark clouds gathered overhead, unfortunately signaling the impending storm.

noun a word or phrase expressing sorrow, regret, or concern

interjection used to express sorrow, regret, or concern

• Alack and alas, the company's financial situation has worsened.
• Alack and alas, I forgot to bring my umbrella and now it's raining.
• Alack and alas, I totally bombed that test.
• Alack and alas, the once beautiful garden is now overgrown with weeds.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• If you continue to ignore my advice, you'll be sorry in the long run.
• Don't touch that hot stove or you'll be sorry!
• Cross me again and you'll be sorry, dude.
• If you don't apologize, you'll be sorry when karma catches up to you.