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    bewail
    /bɪˈweɪl/

    verb

    • 1. express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something): "men will bewail the loss of earlier freedoms"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEWAIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BEWAIL definition: 1. to express great sadness or disappointment about something: 2. to express great sadness or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bewailBewail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BEWAIL is to wail over. How to use bewail in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bewail.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bewailBewail - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The verb bewail means to lament or express great sorrow. When your big brother or sister starts kindergarten, you may bewail the fact that they can't play with you all day anymore but you'll be excited when you get to go to school also!

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    Bewail definition: to express deep sorrow for; lament. See examples of BEWAIL used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEWAIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you bewail something, you express great sorrow about it. [journalism, literary] ...songs that bewail his dissatisfaction in love. [VERB noun] Synonyms: lament, regret, complain about, moan about More Synonyms of bewail. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEWAIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to express great sadness or disappointment about something: He bewailed his misfortune and the loss of his most treasured possessions. Synonyms. bemoan formal. deplore formal. lament. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complaining. be/go on at someone idiom. bellyaching. bemoan. brouhaha. bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom. carping.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bewailBewail - definition of bewail by The Free Dictionary

    Define bewail. bewail synonyms, bewail pronunciation, bewail translation, English dictionary definition of bewail. tr.v. be·wailed , be·wail·ing , be·wails 1. To cry over; lament: bewail the dead. 2. To express sorrow or unhappiness over: "Hour after hour he sat...

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › bewailBewail Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Bewail Definition. bĭ-wāl. bewailed, bewailing, bewails. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. bewailed, bewailing, bewails. To cry over; lament. Bewail the dead. American Heritage. To wail over or complain about; lament; mourn. Webster's New World. To express sorrow or unhappiness over. American Heritage.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbewail verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of bewail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › bewailbewail | meaning of bewail in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    bewail meaning, definition, what is bewail: to express deep sadness or disappointmen...: Learn more.