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bemoan

[ bih-mohn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to express distress or grief over; lament:

    to bemoan one's fate.

  2. to regard with regret or disapproval.


bemoan

/ ²úɪˈ³¾É™ÊŠ²Ô /

verb

  1. to grieve over (a loss, etc); mourn; lament (esp in the phrase bemoan one's fate )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bemoan1

before 1000; be- + moan; replacing bemene, Middle English bimenen, Old English ²ú¾±³¾Ç£²Ô²¹²Ô ( bi- be- + ³¾Ç£²Ô²¹²Ô to moan)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bemoan1

Old English be³¾Ç£²Ô²¹²Ô ; see be- , moan
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Example Sentences

“I would love if the press, for once, would focus on the actual facts and actions of the administration. This is just – this is frankly just noise,†Habba bemoaned.

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The man who spent years stealing documents stressed they would be "properly looked after" and bemoaned the fact the so much of history had been "destroyed or lost".

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And while Easterby conceded the French are a "hard team to stop when they have momentum", he bemoaned Ireland's inability to turn pressure into points when they had possession inside France's 22.

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As managers bemoan the lack of preparation time in between games, the use of substitutions has grown in importance.

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Bivol did not bemoan a first career loss four months ago - which many felt he won, and vowed to do better.

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