what a shame
How very unfortunate
What a shame is an expression of disappointment or regret about an unfortunate situation: What a shame you couldn't make it to the wedding.
It can be genuinely sympathetic or carry a note of sarcasm, dismissing something as not actually regrettable: Oh, what a shame—he didn't get his bonus this year.
- pitySympathy for misfortune
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- regretSorrow over past actions
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- sighAudible emotional breath
tsk · tut tut · sympathetic · too bad · oh dear · alas · tragic · waste · loss · remorse · embarrassment · disgrace · scandal · fallen from grace · humiliation · guilt · blush · cringe
- sympathyI'm sorry, I am sorry, my condolences, how sad, how awful
- apologiessorry, forgive me, my mistake, mea culpa, sincere apology
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- lamentslamentation, wailing, keen, keening, lament
- Schadenfreudeserves you right, boo hoo, world's smallest violin, cry me a river, just desserts
what a shamehow lovely
Expression of admiration
congratulations · hooray · what a relief · thank goodness · how nice
what a shamejust deserts
Merited reward or punishment
poetic justice · fair enough · justice served · karma · good riddance
what, shame, shames, shamed, shameful, shamefully, shamefulness, shameless, shamelessly