Bemoan Definition

bĭ-mōn

bemoaned, bemoaning, bemoans

verb

bemoaned, bemoaning, bemoans

To express grief over; lament.

American Heritage

To moan about or deplore (a loss, grief, etc.); lament.

To bemoan one's fate.

Webster's New World

To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore.

American Heritage

To bemoan is to complain or express grief about something.

If you believe that everything is too highly priced and out of your budget, this is an example of when you might bemoan your lack of money.

YourDictionary

To complain about; to be dismayed or worried about something.

He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.

Wiktionary

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Origin of Bemoan

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.

From Wiktionary
Middle English bimonen alteration (influenced by mone moan) of bimenen from Old English bemǣnan be- be- mǣnan to complain of mei-no- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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