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bemoan

American  
[bih-mohn] / bɪˈmoʊn /

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 British  
/ bɪˈməʊn /

verb

  1. to grieve over (a loss, etc); mourn; lament (esp in the phrase bemoan one's fate )

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Other Word Forms

  • bemoaningly adverb
  • unbemoaned adjective

Etymology

Origin of bemoan

before 1000; be- + moan; replacing bemene, Middle English bimenen, Old English bimǣnan ( bi- be- + mǣnan to moan)

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