bewail

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(bĭ-wāl') pronunciation
tr.v., -wailed, -wail·ing, -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.]

bewailer be·wail'er n.
bewailment be·wail'ment n.


v

Definition: cry over, lament
Antonyms: be happy, be joyous, exalt, gloat, praise, vaunt

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - begræde, beklage, jamre

Nederlands (Dutch)
lamenteren, jammeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - se lamenter, pleurer

Deutsch (German)
v. - lamentieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μοιρολογώ, ολοφύρομαι

Italiano (Italian)
deplorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lastimar

Русский (Russian)
оплакивать, скорбеть

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

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klaga, sörja

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
为...痛哭, 为...悲伤

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 為...痛哭, 為...悲傷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 몹시 슬퍼하다, 통곡하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悲嘆にくれる, 嘆き悲しむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ندب, ناح, بكى على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בכה, קונן‬


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