bemoan

Pronunciation: /bɪˈməʊn/

The English word “bemoan” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To moan or complain about (something).
To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.

Etymology

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.

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