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bemoan

[ bih-mohn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to express distress or grief over; lament:

    to bemoan one's fate.

  2. to regard with regret or disapproval.


bemoan

/ ɪˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to grieve over (a loss, etc); mourn; lament (esp in the phrase bemoan one's fate )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·DziԲ· adverb
  • ܲb·DzԱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bemoan1

before 1000; be- + moan; replacing bemene, Middle English bimenen, Old English ǣԲ ( bi- be- + ǣԲ to moan)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bemoan1

Old English beǣԲ ; see be- , moan
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Brinkley bemoans the present colonization of the fashion space by digital media.

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He says he is all in favor of NIL but bemoans the fact that this transfer was made in the spring instead of the winter when Tennessee could better deal with it.

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For decades, many in the oil and gas-rich prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskachtewan have bemoaned how they are underrepresented, despite the region's economic significance for the country as a whole.

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"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.

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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.

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