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bemoan
[ bih-mohn ]
verb (used with object)
- to express distress or grief over; lament:
to bemoan one's fate.
- to regard with regret or disapproval.
bemoan
/ ɪˈəʊ /
verb
- to grieve over (a loss, etc); mourn; lament (esp in the phrase bemoan one's fate )
Other Word Forms
- ·DziԲ· adverb
- ܲb·DzԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bemoan1
Example Sentences
"The war is against the people of Sudan," Ms Ahmed says, bemoaning the war's human cost, as well as the unimaginable loss of centuries of heritage.
In manager Dave Roberts’ view, there has been a lack of quality “team at-bats,” with the manager bemoaning his team’s tendency to chase pitches out of the zone in key situations.
Of the French text, Mothersbaugh bemoans the fact that he’s not multilingual.
And in several anonymized survey responses shared exclusively with Salon, parents didn’t bemoan their offspring as being anything close to lazy or entitled.
They claim to be the party of fiscal conservatism and their leaders bemoan the national debt, but this plan blows up the debt.
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