Bemoan

/bɪˈməʊn/

Synonyms for "bemoan" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

be sorry forbewailcomplain
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (11)

crydeploredeprecatedirgeelegizegive sorrow wordsgrievegrieve for

Related words (19)

keenknelllamentmoanmournregretrepineruerue the daysighsing the bluessorrowweepweep forweep overyell
Noun(1 words)
Verb(2 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
complainexpress dissatisfactionexpress emotionkickkvetchplainquetchsound off

More specific

6 entries
bewail loudlycomplain about outcomesdeplore inequitiesdeplore publiclylament openlylament policy failures

Collocations

5 entries
declines in fundingfunding cutslack of fundingpolicy consequencesunderfunding

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When I had to learn English in school, at times I would bemoan all the irregularities and strange rules.

Source: tatoeba (508785)

It's not enough to bemoan the greed of the multinational corporations.

Source: tatoeba (10570170)

Teachers bemoan students' lack of interest in history.

Source: tatoeba (12406709)

He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.

Source: wiktionary

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