bewail

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

CIDE DICTIONARY

bewail, v. t. 

 To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.  [1913 Webster]
"Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,
Which to this hour bewail the injury."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To bemoan; grieve. -- See Deplore.

bewail, v. i. 

 To express grief; to lament.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bewail, v.tr.
1 greatly regret or lament.
2 wail over; mourn for.

Derivative

bewailer n.

THESAURUS

bewail

be sorry for, bemoan, deplore, dirge, elegize, give sorrow words, grieve, keen, knell, lament, moan, mourn, regret, repine, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues, sorrow, weep, weep over

ROGET THESAURUS

bewail

Regret

VB regret, deplore, bewail, repine, cast a longing lingering look behind, rue, rue the day, repent, infandum renovare dolorem, prey on the mind, weigh on the mind, have a weight on the mind, leave an aching void.

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.