bemoan
Meanings
Verb
- regret strongly
- To moan or complain about (something).
- To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
beef, begrieve, bellyache, bemoan, bewail, beweep, bitch, bleat, carp, chunter, complain, condole, crab, croak, deplore, dump on, frine, girn, give out, grieve, grieven, gripe, grotch, grouch, grouse, grumble, grump, gruntle, harp, inveigh, keen, kvetch, lament, latrate, make a stink, mean, moan, mourn, murmur, mutter, nag, nark, nudzh, pinch, pine, piss and moan, rail, repine, ride, sigh, snivel, sorrow, wail, wayment, whine, whinge
Scrabble Score: 10
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