Repine
/rɪˈpaɪn/noun
To feel or express discontent, irritation, or longing.
Did you know?Repine comes from Latin roots tied to pain and punishment, and in English it evolved into a word for inwardly fretting or mourning over what you lack.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
poena
“punishment, penalty”
Latin
Latin
pœnitāre
“to make sorry; to punish, chasten”
Old French
Old French
repiner
“to pine away, grieve”
14th–15th Century
English
repinen
“to pine again; to grieve, lament”
Modern English
English
repine
“to feel or express discontent or longing”