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bemoan definition

be·moan (bē mōn′, bi-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to moan about or deplore (a loss, grief, etc.); lament to bemoan one's fate

Etymology: ME bimaenen < OE bemaenan: see be- & moan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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