Synonyms of tearing one's hair

tearing one's hair

phrase

present participle of tear one's hair

as in grieving

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

He was tearing his hair out when the computer started acting up again.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieving
• mourning
• aching
• sighing
• eating one's heart out
• longing (for)
• suffering
• crying
• agonizing
• sorrowing
• pining (away)
• bleeding
• sobbing
• hurting
• weeping
• anguishing
• groaning
• taking on
• smarting
• moaning
• tormenting
• torturing
• racking
• bewailing
• blubbering
• ruing
• howling
• lamenting
• yammering
• languishing
• bawling
• deploring
• bemoaning
• wailing
• regretting
• keening
• yowling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughing
• cheering
• rejoicing
• beaming
• ravishing
• exulting
• triumphing
• crowing
• delighting
• comforting
• reassuring
• soothing
• glorying
• assuring
• consoling
• joying
• sympathizing
• solacing
• commiserating

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• laughing
• cheering
• rejoicing
• beaming
• ravishing
• exulting
• triumphing
• crowing
• delighting
• comforting
• reassuring
• soothing
• glorying
• assuring
• consoling
• joying
• sympathizing
• solacing
• commiserating

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