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verb (used with object)
1.
to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.
2.
to regard with regret or disapproval.
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Example Sentences
- Wives bemoan low family income and the partners, although sociable with peers, get on poorly with their in-laws.
- The authors, too, may bemoan the festival's increasingly unwieldy size.
- Literary critics bemoan her cardboard characters and tabloid style.
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