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bewail

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be·wail  (b-wl)
tr.v. be·wailed, be·wail·ing, be·wails
1. To cry over; lament: bewail the dead.
2. To express sorrow or unhappiness over: "bewailing the possible effects of double-digit unemployment" Washington Post.
[Middle English biwailen : bi-, be- + wailen; see wail.]
be·wailer n.
be·wailment n.
bewail
Verb
to express great sorrow over; lament
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.bewail - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
bemoan, 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"
Translations
Spanish bewail [bɪˈweɪl] vt → lamentar
French bewail [bɪˈweɪl] vt → se lamenter sur
German bewail [bɪˈweɪl] vt → beklagen
Italian bewail [bɪˈweɪl] vt → lamentare
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`So Urania bare Linus, a very lovely son: and him all men who are singers and harpers do bewail at feasts and dances, and as they begin and as they end they call on Linus.
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And she burst into sobs with the despairing vehemence with which people bewail disasters they feel they have themselves occasioned.
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She now began to bewail herself in very bitter terms, and floods of tears accompanied her lamentations; which the lady, her companion, declared she could not blame, but at the same time dissuaded her from indulging; attempting to moderate the grief of her friend by philosophical observations on the many disappointments to which human life is daily subject, which, she said, was a sufficient consideration to fortify our minds against any accidents, how sudden or terrible soever.
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