Repined

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To voice dissatisfaction while longing for change or improvement
2. To express feelings of sorrow or unhappiness regarding one's situation or fate
3. To show unhappiness or displeasure about a situation ; to voice complaints about one's lot or misfortune

Etymology: "Repined" is the past tense of "repine," a verb that has spent centuries describing the sour grumbling of people who feel hard done by. The verb is first attested in 1529, and its noun partner followed in 1593. Its ancestry is uncertain, which is unusual for a word of this age, but the likely building blocks are the prefix "re-" and the verb "pine." "Pine" is the older and more striking half. In Old English, "pīnian" meant to torment, torture, or starve, and in Middle English "pīnen" could mean to cause pain or grieve. The Middle English verb "repinen," meaning to cause trouble to someone or to grieve, may be related, though the connection is not certain. Over time, "pine" shifted toward the sense of wasting away with longing, while "repine" kept the sense of inward distress and discontent.

Synonyms: complained, grumbled, fret, whined, moaned

Antonyms: rejoiced, celebrated, thrived, prospered, enjoyed