US /bɪˈmoʊn/ UK /bɪˈməʊn/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to express grief, regret, or displeasure over something

    Critics bemoaned the decline of the local theatre.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to express grief, regret,... lamentmourndeplorebewailgrieverue
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Word family
Derived forms bemoaning
Related forms moan

Etymology

From Old English bemǣnan ('to lament, complain of'), from be- + mǣnan ('to moan, complain').

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