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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 51Թ Forms
- bemoaningly adverb
- unbemoaned adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bemoan1
Example Sentences
Even months after D-Day, the wartime prime minister called efforts "very disappointing" and bemoaned the fact the US was "so far ahead" despite the drug being a "British discovery".
He is absolutely not on his own but when Amorim bemoans a failure of his side to score, Garnacho is at least partly responsible.
An early pit stop and a limited tyre allocation boxed Aston and Alonso in, and he bemoaned on the radio that he was "the unluckiest driver ever" as he slumped to an 11th-place finish.
On Sunday against the Braves, it was a similar story, May looking frustrated with himself as Riley took his two trots around the bases, bemoaning poorly executed sweepers again.
To set the tenor, she destroys an entire medical laboratory in Kuala Lumpur while bemoaning her ennui.
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