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bemoan

 
Dictionary: be·moan   (bĭ-mōn') pronunciation
tr.v., -moaned, -moan·ing, -moans.
  1. To express grief over; lament.
  2. To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore: "Tom Brokaw of NBC News recently bemoaned 'the cancer of the sound bite' afflicting Presidential campaigning" (John Tierney).

[Middle English bimonen, alteration (influenced by mone, moan) of bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan : be-, be- + mǣnan, to complain of.]


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v

Definition: express sorrow
Antonyms: be happy, gloat


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: regret strongly
  Synonyms: deplore, lament, bewail, regret


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - begræde, klage over

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreuren

Français (French)
v. tr. - déplorer, pleurer

Deutsch (German)
v. - beklagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θρηνώ, ολοφύρομαι

Italiano (Italian)
lamentare, rimpiangere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lamentar

Русский (Russian)
оплакать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - lamentar, llorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - begråta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惋惜, 哀叹, 认为遗憾

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 惋惜, 哀歎, 認為遺憾

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 슬퍼하다, 불쌍히 여기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 嘆く, 悲しむ, 哀れむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يندب حظه, تحسر على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קונן על‬


 
 
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