żal

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nouninanimatemasculine

grief, regret, sorrow (emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a lo…
grief, regret, sorrowremorse after committing something wrong
grievance, grudgeanimosity or ill will against someone or something caused by disappointment
complaints, grievances, lamentations, regretsstatements in which someone laments or complains about something
żalelyrical work in Old Polish literature expressing complaints about fate, pain due to some misfortune, or grief after someone's death

verbimperfective

to grieve, to pityto feel sympathy for someone; to feel sorry for someone
to regretto feel sadness about something one has or has not done, or about what has passed and what one has lost
to have a sense of wasting something that is important and valuable, and which one would like to see put to good use

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