desværre

Danish

Etymology

From des (“the”) +‎ værre (“worse”), from Old Norse því verr. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål dessverre and Swedish tyvärr, dessvärre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desvɛrə/, [d̥eˈsvæɐ̯ɐ]

Adverb

desværre

1. regrettably, unfortunately