bemoan

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: be=moan

CIDE DICTIONARY

bemoan, v. t. [OE. bimenen, AS. bemnan; pref. be- + mnan to moan. See Moan.].

 To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.  [1913 Webster]
"Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- See Deplore.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bemoan, v.tr.
1 express regret or sorrow over; lament.
2 complain about.

Etymology

BE- + MOAN

THESAURUS

bemoan

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

ROGET THESAURUS

bemoan

Lamentation

VB lament, mourn, deplore, grieve, weep over, bewail, bemoan, condole with, fret, wear mourning, go into mourning, put on mourning, wear the willow, wear sackcloth and ashes, infandum renovare dolorem, give sorrow words, sigh, give a sigh, heave, fetch a sigh, waft a sigh from Indus to the pole, sigh 'like a furnace', wail, cry, weep, sob, greet, blubber, pipe, snivel, bibber, whimper, pule, pipe one's eye, drop tears, shed tears, drop a tear, shed a tear, melt into tears, burst into tears, fondre en larmes, cry oneself blind, cry one's eyes out, yammer, scream, mew, groan, moan, whine, roar, roar like a bull, bellow like a bull, cry out lustily, rend the air, frown, scowl, make a wry face, gnash one's teeth, wring one's hands, tear one's hair, beat one's breast, roll on the ground, burst with grief, complain, murmur, mutter, grumble, growl, clamor, make a fuss about, croak, grunt, maunder, deprecate, cry out before one is hurt, complain without cause.