ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

take in bad part, take ill; fret, chafe, make a piece of work [Fr.]; grumble, croak;
lament &c 839.
cause discontent &c n.; dissatisfy, disappoint, mortify, put out, disconcert; cut up;
dishearten.
Adj. discontented; dissatisfied &c v.; unsatisfied, ungratified; dissident; dissentient &c
489; malcontent, malcontented, exigent, exacting, hypercritical.
repining &c v.; regretful &c 833; down in the mouth &c (dejected) 837.
in high dudgeon, in a fume, in the sulks, in the dumps, in bad humor; glum, sulky;
sour as a crab; soured, sore; out of humor, out of temper.
disappointing &c v.; unsatisfactory.
frustrated (failure) 732.
Int. so much the worse!,
Phr. that won't do, that will never do, it will never do; curtae nescio quid semper abest rei
[Lat.] [Horace]; ne Jupiter Quidem omnibus placet [Lat.]; poor in abundance, famished
at a feast [Young].
833. Regret -- N. regret, repining; homesickness, nostalgia; mal du pays, maladie [Fr.];
lamentation &c 839; penitence &c 950.
bitterness, heartburning † .
recrimination (accusation) 938.
laudator temporis acti &c (discontent) 832 [Lat.].
V. regret, deplore; bewail &c (lament) 839; repine, cast a longing lingering look behind;
rue, rue the day; repent &c 950; infandum renovare dolorem [Lat.].
prey on the mind, weigh on the mind, have a weight on the mind; leave an aching
void.
Adj. regretting &c v.; regretful; homesick.
regretted &c v.; much to be regretted, regrettable; lamentable &c (bad) 649.
Adv. regrettably, unfortunately; most unfortunately.
Int. alas!; what a pity!, hang it!,
Phr. 'tis pity [Contr.], 'tis too true [Contr.]; sigh'd and look'd and sigh'd again [Dryden];
I'm sorry.
834. Relief -- N. relief; deliverance; refreshment &c 689; easement, softening,
alleviation, mitigation, palliation, soothing, lullaby.
solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement.
lenitive, restorative &c (remedy) 662; cushion &c 215; crumb of comfort, balm in
Gilead.
V. relieve, ease, alleviate, mitigate, palliate, soothe; salve; soften, soften down; foment,
stupe † , poultice; assuage, allay.
cheer, comfort, console; enliven; encourage, bear up, pat on the back, give comfort,
set at ease; gladden the heart, cheer the heart; inspirit, invigorate.
remedy; cure &c (restore) 660; refresh; pour balm into, pour oil on.
smooth the ruffled brow of care, temper the wind to the shorn lamb, lay the flattering
unction to one's soul.
disburden &c (free) 705; take a load off one's chest, get a load off one's chest, take off
a load of care.