Phrase guide

what a pity

intj · phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌwʌt ə ˈpɪti/ [ˌwɐɾ ə ˈphɪɾi ~ ˌwɜɾ ə ˈphɪɾi]
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˌwɔt ə ˈpɪtɪj/
  • Scotland: /ˌʍɔt ə ˈpɪte/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • What a pity you can't attend our party tonight.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: what a shame

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَا خَسَارَة (yā ḵasāra) — used to express regret
  • Arabic: يَا لَلْأَسَف (yā la-l-ʔasaf) — used to express regret
  • Armenian: ափսոս (apʻsos) — used to express regret
  • Belarusian: які́ жаль (jakí žalʹ) — used to express regret
  • Bulgarian: жа́лко (žálko) — used to express regret
  • Bulgarian: за жа́лост (za žálost) — used to express regret
  • Bulgarian: уви́ (uví) — used to express regret
  • Catalan: quina llàstima — used to express regret
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真遺憾 /真遗憾 (zhēn yíhàn) — used to express regret
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真倒霉 (zhēn dǎoméi) — used to express regret
  • Czech: to je škoda — used to express regret
  • Danish: det er synd — used to express regret
  • Dutch: wat jammer — used to express regret
  • Esperanto: domaĝe — used to express regret
  • Estonian: kahju — used to express regret
  • Finnish: sääli — used to express regret
  • Finnish: ikävää — used to express regret
  • Finnish: harmi — used to express regret
  • Finnish: voi harmi — used to express regret
  • Finnish: harmin paikka — used to express regret
  • French: quel dommage — used to express regret
  • French: dommage — used to express regret
  • Galician: que mágoa — used to express regret
  • Georgian: რა სამწუხაროა (ra samc̣uxaroa) — used to express regret
  • German: das ist aber schade — used to express regret
  • German: schade — used to express regret
  • German: wie schade — used to express regret
  • Greek: τι κρίμα (ti kríma) — used to express regret
  • Hawaiian: aloha ʻino — used to express regret
  • Hebrew: כמה חבל (kamá khavál) — used to express regret
  • Hungarian: kár — used to express regret
  • Hungarian: de kár — used to express regret
  • Hungarian: milyen kár — used to express regret
  • Indonesian: sayang — used to express regret
  • Indonesian: yah — used to express regret
  • Italian: peccato — used to express regret
  • Italian: che peccato! — used to express regret
  • Japanese: 残念 (zannen) — used to express regret
  • Khmer: គួរឱ្យអាណិតណាស់ (kuə ʼaoy ʼaanət nah) — used to express regret
  • Korean: 유가밉니다 (yugamimnida) — used to express regret
  • Korean: 유감입니다 (yugamimnida) — used to express regret
  • Korean: 안됐다 (andwaetda) — used to express regret
  • Ladino: ke pekado — used to express regret
  • Low German: dat is aver schaad — used to express regret
  • Low German: schaad — used to express regret
  • Malay: sayang — used to express regret
  • Norwegian Bokmål: det var synd — used to express regret
  • Persian: چه حیف (če heyf) — used to express regret
  • Persian: حیف شد (heyf šod) — used to express regret
  • Polish: szkoda — used to express regret
  • Portuguese: que pena — used to express regret
  • Romanian: ce păcat — used to express regret
  • Russian: как жа́ль (kak žálʹ) — used to express regret
  • Russian: жа́ль (žálʹ) — used to express regret
  • Russian: кака́я жа́лость (kakája žálostʹ) — used to express regret
  • Serbo-Croatian: ште̏та — used to express regret
  • Serbo-Croatian: štȅta — used to express regret
  • Spanish: qué lástima — used to express regret
  • Spanish: qué pena — used to express regret
  • Swedish: vad synd — used to express regret
  • Tagalog: sayang! — used to express regret
  • Tamil: பாவம் (pāvam) — used to express regret
  • Turkish: ne yazık — used to express regret
  • Ukrainian: яки́й жаль (jakýj žalʹ) — used to express regret
  • Ukrainian: яка́ шко́да (jaká škóda) — used to express regret
  • Vietnamese: tiếc quá — used to express regret
  • Vietnamese: chán thế — used to express regret
  • Vietnamese: chán nhỉ — used to express regret
  • Votic: žaali — used to express regret
  • Welsh: dyna drueni — used to express regret
  • Welsh: trueni — used to express regret