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bewail
[bih-weyl]
verb (used with object)
to express deep sorrow for; lament.
a little child bewailing the loss of her dog.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
to express grief.
bewail
/ ɪˈɱɪ /
verb
to express great sorrow over (a person or thing); lament
Other 51Թ Forms
- bewailingly adverb
- bewailment noun
- unbewailed adjective
- unbewailing adjective
- ˈɲ noun
- ˈɲ adjective
- ˈɲԲ adverb
- ˈɲԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Readers who don’t make it that far will no doubt bewail the novel’s unlikely premise and other stumbling-block implausibilities.
As his power ballad bewails, he's just Ken.
And of course, articles bewailing “the death of newspaper comics” will certainly show up.
Damon Wise of Deadline also noted that Depp's role is "suspiciously light on dialogue" but bewailed the lack of passion on screen.
A recent flurry of news articles bewailed our great American backwardness in wine drinking, quoting one of those dodgy market research surveys that seemed to be all over the map.
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