| 残念 | more informal. “That’s too bad.” – say this when someone didn’t enjoy a movie they went to, or couldn’t come to your party. $$$ | 
| 遺憾 | Kind of formal – something is regrettable -some big thing – North Koreans kidnapping people, the fingers you lost in a factory accident. | 
| 悔しい | Say this when you lost a big game or got dumped. |