Bemoan
/bɪˈməʊn/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To moan or complain about (something). transitive
"He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn."
- 2 regret strongly wordnet
- 3 To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them. reflexive, transitive
"Son. Was ever son so rued a father’s death? Father. Was ever father so bemoan’d his son?"
Example
More examples"When I had to learn English in school, at times I would bemoan all the irregularities and strange rules."
Etymology
From Middle English bemenen, bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan (“to bemoan, bewail, lament”); equivalent to be- (“about, concerning”) + moan. Alteration of vowel from Middle to Modern English due to analogy with moan.