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Complain vs Mourn - What's the difference?

complain | mourn | Synonyms |

As verbs the difference between complain and mourn

is that complain is to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment while mourn is to express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

As a noun mourn is

sorrow, grief.

complain

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
    • Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
  • * Milton
    • O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
  • To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
    • They've complained about me to the police again.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
  • To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
    • the complaining bed-springs

    Synonyms

    * grumble * grouse * grump * bitch * beef * gripe * whine * kvetch * moan * whinge * See also

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    mourn

    English

    Alternative forms

    * morne

    Verb

  • To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • * Bible, Genesis xxiii. 2
    • Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
  • * Shakespeare
    • We mourn' in black; why ' mourn we not in blood?

    Related terms

    * mourner * mournful * mourning

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Sorrow, grief.
  • *:
  • *:Anone after ther cam balen / and whan he sawe kynge Arthur / he alyght of his hors / and cam to the kynge on foote / and salewed hym / by my hede saide Arthur ye be welcome / Sire ryght now cam rydynge this way a knyght makynge grete moorne / for what cause I can not telle
  • A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.

    • See also

    * grieve * lament * sorrow

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