Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ram.ma.riˈkar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: ram‧ma‧ri‧càr‧si

Verb edit

rammaricàrsi (first-person singular present mi rammàrico, first-person singular past historic mi rammaricài, past participle rammaricàto)

  1. reflexive of rammaricare
  2. to feel bitterness or regret; to regret [+ di (object)] or [+ per (object)] or [+ che (subjunctive)]
    Synonyms: dolersi, pentirsi; see also Thesaurus:rimpiangere

Usage notes edit

  • rammaricarsi has essentially the same meaning as dolersi but suggests a tinge of bitterness or disillusionment. By contrast, rimpiangere more specifically refers to the sadness of having lost someone or something, or instead the regret for having done (or not done) something.

Conjugation edit