To moan or complain about (something).
He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.
To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
Son. Was ever son so rued a father’s death? Father. Was ever father so bemoan’d his son?
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 a...
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