Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewailed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bewailing.]
To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail
over.
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Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,
Which to this hour bewail the injury. --Shak.
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Syn: To bemoan; grieve. -- See Deplore.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. i.
To express grief; to lament. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bewail
v : regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we
lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament,
bemoan]
WordNet (r) 2.0
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewail":
be sorry for, bemoan, deplore, dirge, elegize, give sorrow words,
grieve, keen, knell, lament, moan, mourn, regret, repine, rue,
rue the day, sigh, sing the blues, sorrow, weep, weep over
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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