Bemoan
ahd-5
transitive verb.
To express grief over; lament.
transitive verb.
To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To lament; bewail; express sorrow for: as, to
bemoan
the loss of a son.
Reflexively, to bewail one's lot.
To pity; feel or express sympathy with or pity for.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
to
complain
about; to
dismay
or
worry
about something
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
regret strongly
Word Usage
"For the retentive types who extra time on their hands to copy-edit others’ posts: yes I know how bemoan is actually spelled."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
complain
kick
kvetch
plain
quetch
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Bastogne
Bayonne
Capone
Cohn
Cologne
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
be sorry for
bewail
complain
deplore
deplore
verb-form
bemoaned
bemoaning
bemoans