a shame



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a shame

An unfortunate situation. The term is used either in consolation or ironically. I heard that things didn't work out between you two, that's a real shame. You only have two yachts after the third one sunk? Aw, what a shame!
See also: shame

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BoldizsÁR-Hungarian
Vera['viərə]
Dragana-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Boguslav-Medieval Slavic
KristofferKREES-tof-fer (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Zekİ-Turkish