Bemoan

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bemoan \Be*moan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemoaned}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Bemoaning}.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem?nan; pref. be- + m?nan
     to moan. See {Moan}.]
     To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for;
     to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
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           Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.
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     Syn: See {Deplore}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bemoan
       v : regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we
           lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: {deplore}, {lament},
            {bewail}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "bemoan":
     be sorry for, bewail, complain, deplore, dirge, elegize,
     give sorrow words, grieve, grieve for, keen, knell, lament, moan,
     mourn, regret, repine, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues,
     sorrow, weep, weep for, weep over