bewail

be·wail (b

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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 [bɪˈweɪl]

to express great sorrow over (a person or thing); lament

bewailed adj

bewailer n

bewailing n & adj

bewailingly adv

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Verb

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"

bewail

verb lament, regret, complain about, moan about, mourn, rue, wail about, deplore, bemoan, repent, grieve for, cry over, weep over, express sorrow for All your songs seem to bewail a dissatisfaction in love.

Translations

bewail [bɪˈweɪl] VT → lamentar

bewail [bɪˈweɪl] vt → se lamenter sur, déplorer

bewail

vt (= deplore) → beklagen; (= lament also) → bejammern; sb’s death also → betrauern

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.

Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context

And she burst into sobs with the despairing vehemence with which people bewail disasters they feel they have themselves occasioned.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

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