#833.  Regret. —­ N. regret, repining; homesickness, nostalgia; mal du
pays, maladie[Fr]; lamentation &c.. 839; penitence &c. 950.
     bitterness, heartburning[obs3].
     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, ’tis too true; “sigh’d and look’d and sigh’d again”
[Dryden]; “I’m sorry.”.

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     #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[obs3], 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.
     be relieved; breathe more freely, draw a long breath; take comfort;
dry the tears, dry the eyes, wipe the tears, wipe the eyes. 
     Adj. relieving &c. v.; consolatory, soothing; assuaging,
assuasive[obs3]; balmy, balsamic; lenitive, palliative; anodyne &c. (remedial) 662; curative &c. 660. 
     Phr. “here comes a man of comfort” [Measure for Measure].

     #835.  Aggravation. —­ N. aggravation, worsening, heightening;
exacerbation; exasperation; overestimation &c. 482; exaggeration &c. 549. 
     V. aggravate, render worse, heighten, embitter, sour; exacerbate;
exasperate, envenom; enrage, provoke, tease.
     add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the flame; fan the flame &c.
(excite) 824; go from bad to worse &c. (deteriorate) 659. 
     Adj. aggravated &c. v.; worse, unrelieved; aggravable[obs3];
aggravating &c. v. 
     Adv. out of the frying pan into the fire, from bad to worse, worse and
worse. 
     Int. so much the worse!