プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
こころぐるしい【心苦しい】
((人が主語で)) be sorry ((to do; that; about))，((口)) feel bad ((about)); ((事柄が主語で)) weigh on one's mind [conscience]
- 大変ご厄介をかけて心苦しく思っています
I am sorry to have put you to so much trouble. - 招待を受けられなくて心苦しい
I feel bad about not being able to accept the invitation. - 弟の不行跡が心苦しい
My brother's misconduct weighs on my mind.／It pains [distresses] me to see my brother acting improperly.