regrettable
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deplorable, distressful, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, lamentable, tragic (also tragical), unfortunate, unlucky, woeful
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Go through each other's high school yearbooks and crack up at your mutually regrettable haircut decisions. — Gena Kaufman, Glamour, "21 Rainy-Day Date Ideas That Aren't Another Movie," 30 Mar. 2019 The specific kinds of lasers (carbon dioxide, or CO2, and erbium-YAG) and radio-frequency wands being promoted as vaginal wonders were first cleared by the FDA for reversing skin issues, like regrettable ink, wrinkles, and acne scars. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, "Vaginal Rejuvenation Is on the Rise, But the Results Often Don't Live Up to the Hype," 27 Mar. 2019 And then, well, there was some stuff in the early ’90s that was pretty regrettable in terms of my personal look! — Luke Leitch, Vogue, "Still Rad After All These Years: Tony Hawk Launches a Line in Paris," 19 Jan. 2019 Most everyone has made at least one or two regrettable choices in that department. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kamala Harris Is Already Being Called a Prostitute," 29 Jan. 2019 Learning how to notice these signs is key in preventing an outburst or regrettable behavior. — Colleen Stinchcombe, Woman's Day, "How to Deal With Anger in a Healthy Way," 18 Jan. 2019 The one truly regrettable move is Norris, who was suspended last year for a domestic violence assault and has seemed quite far from contrite about it. — SI.com, "Twins, Indians Headline Quiet Offseason in the Rebuilding AL Central," 8 Mar. 2018 Take a look at some of Brit's best and, unfortunately, most regrettable looks of the past twelve months. — Jessica Booth, Redbook, "See Britney Spears' Hottest and Most Cringeworthy Looks of 2018," 20 Nov. 2018 The Bob Woodward book is regrettable and finally less than convincing for not naming sources. — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, "The Curious Parallels Between Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II," 22 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regrettable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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