what a pity
US/ˌwʌt ə ˈpɪti/ [ˌwɐɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi ~ ˌwɜɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi]
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British/ˌwɔt ə ˈpɪtɪj/
what a pity phrase: used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
Phrase
what a pity
- Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
- What a pity you can't attend our party tonight.
- Synonyms:
- what a shame
what a pity meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Sanskrit and Arabic
what a pity in Tamil
- used to express regret
- பாவம் pāvam
what a pity in Punjabi
- what a pity!
- افسوس afsos, ਅਫਸੋਸ aphasos, ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ afasos
what a pity in Sanskrit
- what a pity!
- किम् kim
what a pity in Arabic
- used to express regret
- يَا خَسَارَة yā ḵasāra, يَا لَلْأَسَف yā la-l-ʔasaf
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- what a pity in Malay
- sayang
- what a pity in Indonesian
- sayang, yah
- what a pity in Persian
- چه حیف če heyf, حیف شد heyf šod
- what a pity in Vietnamese
- tiếc quá, chán thế, chán nhỉ
Synonyms of what a pity
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Questions about what a pity
- What does what a pity mean?
- What a pity means used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
- What is what a pity in Tamil?
- What a pity in Tamil is பாவம் (pāvam). See What a pity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is what a pity?
- What a pity is a phrase.
- How do you pronounce what a pity?
- What a pity is pronounced /ˌwʌt ə ˈpɪti/ [ˌwɐɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi ~ ˌwɜɾ ə ˈpʰɪɾi] (US).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: what a pity (page history and authors); افسوس (Punjabi) (page history and authors); किम् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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