Synonyms of moan
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Another word for moan is regret. Other synonyms of moan are sorrow, sigh, mourn, grieve and lament.
Synonyms and similar words for moan
verbTo grieve.
- lamentTo express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
- besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
- darkenTo render gloomy, darker in mood.
- gloomTo look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
- grieveTo cause sorrow or distress to.
- grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
- bleed
- mournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
- remorseTo experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.
- repent
- regretTo feel sorry about (any thing).
- sighTo lament; to grieve.
- sorrowTo feel or express grief.
- aggrieve obsoleteTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
- condole obsoleteTo express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.
- engrieve archaicTo cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain.
- erme obsoleteTo grieve; to feel sad.
- rue archaicTo cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- wayment obsoleteTo lament.
- yearn obsolete
verbTo complain; to grumble.
- whine
- beef
- bellyacheTo unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
- bemoanTo moan or complain about (something).
- bitch
- bleatOf a person, to complain.
- whimper
- carp
- chunter
- complain
- crab
- croak
- dump on
- frineTo grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.
- girnTo whinge, moan, complain.
- give out
- grumble
- grotch
- grouse
- grouchTo be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
- grump
- gruntle
- gripe
- harp
- inveigh
- kvetchTo whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
- make a stinkTo complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.
- murmur
- mutter
- nag
- nark
- nudzh
- piss and moanTo complain, especially needlessly and loudly.
- rail
- rail outSynonym of rail (“to complain violently”).
- repine literary
- ride
- snivelTo cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.
- whingeTo whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- latrate obsoleteTo bark; to make doglike noises.
- pinch obsoleteTo complain or find fault.
verbTo distress (someone); to sadden.
- dejectMake sad or dispirited.
- pain
- bring downTo make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- come down onTo cause melancholy in (someone).
- dashTo dishearten; to sadden.
- depressTo make depressed, sad or bored.
- desolateTo make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
- dispiritTo lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
- forset UK, dialectalTo upset; hinder.
- get downTo depress; discourage; fatigue.
- oppressTo make sad or gloomy.
- saddenTo become sad or unhappy.
- sadden upTo become or make (something) sad.
- ungladdenTo take the gladness from.
- unhappyTo make or become unhappy; to sadden.
- upsetTo make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- attrist archaicTo sadden; to make sad.
- begloom archaicTo sadden.
- begrieve archaicTo cause grief or grieving.
- contristate obsoleteTo make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
- tristitiate obsoleteTo sadden.
Meaning of moan
- noun A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
- noun A lament or sorrow.
- verb To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
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