bemoan

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

bewail

lament

moan

deplore

complain

cry

😢

wail

groan

weep

cry over

mourn

grieve

moan and groan

grumble

grieve for

pour out one’s grievance

carg

bitch

commiserate

compassionate

grizzle

mollycoddle

mourn over

murmur

pity

repine

rue

sadden

sorrow

feel sorry

Vertalings

lamentar

déplorer

θρηνώ

beklagen

deplorar

κλαίω

beklagen

moere

plaindre

piangere

betrauern

pleurer

😢

bejammeren

bemitleiden

Mitleid fühlen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɪˈməʊn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: bemenen

Geërf van Old English: bemǣnan

In summary

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.