| Main Entry: | mourn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be sad over loss |
Synonyms: |
ache, agonize, anguish, be brokenhearted, be sad, bemoan, bewail, bleed, blubber, carry on, complain, cry, deplore, fret, grieve, hurt, keen, lament, languish, long for, miss, moan, pine, regret, repine, rue, sigh, sob, sorrow, suffer, take it hard, wail, wear black, weep, wring hands, yearn |
Antonyms: |
be happy, be joyful |
| Main Entry: | bemoan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | express sorrow |
Synonyms: |
beat one's breast, bewail, complain, cry over spilled milk, deplore, grieve for, lament, moan over, mourn, regret, rue, sing the blues, weep for |
| Notes: | bemoan is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lament is motivated when the grief is over the event itself |
Antonyms: |
be happy, gloat |
| Main Entry: | bewail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry over, lament |
Synonyms: |
bemoan, deplore, eat heart out, express sorrow, grieve for, moan, mourn, regret, repent, rue, sing the blues, take on, wail, weep over |
Antonyms: |
be happy, be joyous, exalt, gloat, praise, vaunt |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weep and make sad sounds |
Synonyms: |
bawl, bemoan, bewail, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, caterwaul, choke up, complain, crack up, deplore, dissolve in tears, fret, grieve, groan, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it all out, mewl, moan, mourn, put on the weeps, regret, ring the blues, shed bitter tears, shed tears, sigh, sniff, snivel, sob, sorrow, squall, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yammer, yowl |
| Main Entry: | deplore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regret; condemn |
Synonyms: |
abhor, be against, bemoan, bewail, carry on, censure, complain, cry, denounce, deprecate, disapprove of, eat one's heart out, grieve for, hate, hurt, lament, moan, mourn, object to, repent, rue, sing the blues, sorrow over, take on, weep |
Antonyms: |
approve, be happy, delight, praise, rejoice, revel |
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | groan, complain |
Synonyms: |
bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mourn, sigh, sob, wail, whine |
| Main Entry: | pine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | long for |
Synonyms: |
ache, agonize, brood, carry a torch, covet, crave, desire, dream, fret, grieve, hanker, languish for, lust after, mope, mourn, sigh, spoil for, thirst for, want, wish, yearn, yen for |
Antonyms: |
despise, dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | regret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be upset about |
Synonyms: |
apologize, be disturbed, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, cry over, cry over spilled milk, deplore, deprecate, disapprove, feel remorse, feel sorry, feel uneasy, grieve, have compunctions, have qualms, kick oneself, lament, look back, miss, moan, mourn, repent, repine, rue, weep, weep over |
Antonyms: |
be content, be satisfied |
| Main Entry: | rue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regret |
Synonyms: |
apologize, be sorry for, cry over, deplore, feel remorse, feel sorry, grieve, kick oneself, lament, mourn, weep over |
| Main Entry: | sigh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | long for |
Synonyms: |
ache, crave, dream, hanker, hunger, languish, lust, mourn, pine, suspire, thirst, yearn |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate |