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bewail

[ bih-weyl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to express deep sorrow for; lament:

    a little child bewailing the loss of her dog.

    Synonyms: ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to express grief.

bewail

/ ɪˈɱɪ /

verb

  1. to express great sorrow over (a person or thing); lament
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɲ, noun
  • ˈɲ, adjective
  • ˈɲԲ, adverb
  • ˈɲԲ, nounadjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ɲiԲ· adverb
  • ·ɲmԳ noun
  • ܲb·ɲ adjective
  • ܲb·ɲiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bewail1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; be-, wail
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Example Sentences

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Readers who don’t make it that far will no doubt bewail the novel’s unlikely premise and other stumbling-block implausibilities.

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As his power ballad bewails, he's just Ken.

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And of course, articles bewailing “the death of newspaper comics” will certainly show up.

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Damon Wise of Deadline also noted that Depp's role is "suspiciously light on dialogue" but bewailed the lack of passion on screen.

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A recent flurry of news articles bewailed our great American backwardness in wine drinking, quoting one of those dodgy market research surveys that seemed to be all over the map.

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