Meaning of BEMOAN
| Pronunciation: | | bi'mown
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| | Definition: | | [v] regret strongly |
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| | Synonyms: | | bewail, deplore, lament, regret |
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| | See Also: | | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.
Syn: See {Deplore}.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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