bemoan

be·moan  (b-mn)

tr.v. be·moaned, be·moan·ing, be·moans

1. To express grief over; lament.

2. To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore: "Tom Brokaw of NBC News recently bemoaned 'the cancer of the sound bite' afflicting Presidential campaigning" (John Tierney).

---

[Middle English bimonen, alteration (influenced by mone, moan) of bimenen, from Old English bemnan : be-, be- + mnan, to complain of; see mei-no- in Indo-European roots.]

---

bemoan [bɪˈməʊn]

vb

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

[Old English bemǣnan; see be-, moan]

---

bemoan, lament - Bemoaning is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lamenting is motivated when the grief is over the event itself.

See also related terms for pity.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bemoan - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" bewail, deplore, lament kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

---

bemoan

verb lament, regret, complain about, rue, deplore, grieve for, weep for, bewail, cry over spilt milk, express sorrow about, moan over He continually bemoans his lot in life.

Translations

bemoan [bɪˈməʊn] VT → lamentar

bemoan [bɪˈməʊn] vt → déplorer

bemoan

vt → beklagen

bemoan [bɪˈməʊn] vt → lamentare