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bewailer

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be·wail   (bĭ-wāl')   
tr.v.   be·wailed, be·wail·ing, be·wails

  1. To cry over; lament: bewail the dead.

  2. To express sorrow or unhappiness over: "bewailing the possible effects of double-digit unemployment" (Washington Post).


[Middle English biwailen : bi-, be- + wailen; see wail.]
be·wail'er n., be·wail'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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