bemoan

Meaning

Verb

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

From Middle English bemenen, bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan ("to bemoan, bewail, lament"); equivalent to be- + moan. Alteration of vowel from Middle to Modern English due to analogy with moan.

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