Definition
Unfortunately; sadly; in a way that causes sorrow or disappointment.
Etymology
From regret + -ably. Regret comes from Old French regretter (to lament), origin disputed but possibly from Germanic re- (again) + some root meaning to cry out.
Kelly Says
Regret is the only emotion with built-in repetition in its name—re-gret means to grieve over something again and again, which perfectly captures what regret actually feels like in your brain.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በአማራጭ
be-a-ma-ra-ch
ARالعربية
للأسف
lil-as-saf
BNবাংলা
দুঃখজনক
du-kh-jan-k
CACatalà
Afortunadament
a-for-tu-na-dament
CSČeština
Bohužel
bo-hu-žel
DADansk
Desværre
de-svaer-re
DEDeutsch
bedauerlicherweise
be-daeu-er-li-che-keit
ELΕλληνικά
Δυστυχώς
dis-too-khos
ESEspañol
Lamentablemente
la-men-ta-ble-men-te
FAفارسی
متأسفانه
me-ta-as-fa-aneh
FISuomi
Valitettavasti
va-li-tet-ta-vasti
FRFrançais
Malheureusement
ma-le-fer-te-man-te
HEעברית
לרוע המזל
la-ro-e ha-me-zal
HIहिन्दी
दुख की बात है
duk-kee baat hai
IDBahasa Indonesia
Sayangnya
sa-yan-ga
IGIG
Onye na-eche
o-nye na-e-che
ITItaliano
Purtroppo
pur-troh-ppo
KKKK
Көпшілік
ko-p-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
Sayangnya
sa-yan-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင့်ပြုလျက်
kyin-pyu-lu-chet
NLNederlands
Jammer
jam-mer
NONorsk
Dessverre
dess-ver-re
PLPolski
Niestety
nju-st-na
PTPortuguês
Infelizmente
in-je-fel-men-te
RORomână
Din păcate
din pa-ka-te
RUРусский
К сожалению
k ge-zh-da-ni-ya
SWKiswahili
Haya ni aibu
ha-ya ni ai-bu
TAதமிழ்
தவறாக
tha-va-ra-aga
TEతెలుగు
చాలా బాధ
cha-la-ba-dha
THไทย
น่าเสียดาย
na-si-yat
TLTL
Naisalang
na-i-sa-lang
TRTürkçe
Üzgünüm
u-z-gun-yum
UKУкраїнська
На жаль
na zhal
VITiếng Việt
Thật đáng tiếc
thuat-dang-tie-c