bemoan

English

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.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɪˈməʊn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /bɪˈmoʊn/
Rhymes: -əʊn
Hyphenation: be‧moan

Verb

bemoan (third-person singular simple present bemoans, present participle bemoaning, simple past and past participle bemoaned)

(transitive) To moan or complain about; be dismayed or worried about something.
He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.

Synonyms

bewail

Derived terms

forebemoaned

Translations

to complain about

Armenian: ողբալ (hy) (ołbal)
Aromanian: arâbdâsescu, arâvdâsescu, butsescu, jilescu, miruloyiu, mirulyisescu, zghilescu
Bulgarian: оплаквам (bg) (oplakvam)
Finnish: valittaa (fi), voivotella (fi), surkutella, päivitellä (fi)
French: déplorer (fr)

Hungarian: megsirat (hu)
Italian: lamentare (it)
Romanian: boci (ro), deplânge (ro), jelui (ro)
Scottish Gaelic: caoidh, caoin
Spanish: quejar (es), lamentar (es)

Anagrams

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