repining
Longing with sadness
Repining is expressing discontent or longing, dwelling unhappily on what one lacks or has lost.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned: She spent her days repining for the life she might have lived.
To repine is to fret or complain, usually quietly and persistently rather than loudly.
Period following loss
- bewailingExpressing grief loudly
- bemoaningExpressing sorrow vocally
- grievingFeeling sorrow after loss
- sorrowingExperiencing deep sadness
wailing · keening · plaintive · doleful · mournful · woeful · elegiac · dirge
State of being displeased
- discontentmentLack of satisfaction
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- murmuringSpeaking softly, indistinctly
brooding · sulking · morose · restless · unhappy · malcontent · querulous · peevish
Intense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- hankeringPersistent strong desire
- achePersistent dull discomfort
craving · desire · homesickness · heartsickness · languishing · lovesick · forlorn · wishful
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
- contriteFeeling guilt over misdeeds
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
penitent · sorrowful · chagrined · conscience-stricken · dwelling · ruminating · second-guessing · hindsight
mourning
Period following loss
sorrowing · wailing · keening · plaintive · doleful · mournful · woeful · elegiac · dirge · lament
dissatisfaction
State of being displeased
- discontentmentLack of satisfaction
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
murmuring · brooding · sulking · morose · restless · unhappy · malcontent · querulous · peevish · fretful
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- hankeringPersistent strong desire
ache · craving · desire · homesickness · heartsickness · languishing · lovesick · forlorn · wishful · melancholy
remorseful
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
- contriteFeeling guilt over misdeeds
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
guilt · penitent · sorrowful · chagrined · conscience-stricken · dwelling · ruminating · second-guessing · hindsight · misgivings
repiningcontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
acceptance · satisfaction · contentedness · equanimity · resignation
repiningthanksgiving
Expression of grateful praise
counting one's blessings · giving thanks · praise · uncomplaining · forbearance
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