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rueful meaning in Urdu

افسردہ

/ˈɹuːfl̩/

rueful in Urdu: افسردہ, بدحال. In English, rueful means causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.

Urdu words for rueful

افسردہ, بدحال

English meaning of rueful

  1. adjective Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
  2. adjective Inspiring pity or compassion.
  3. adjective Bad; woeful; deplorable.

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Questions about rueful in Urdu

What is the meaning of rueful in Urdu?
Rueful in Urdu is افسردہ, بدحال.
rueful کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Rueful: افسردہ, بدحال.
What does rueful mean in English?
Rueful means causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: rueful (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rueful (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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